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2022 Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s

17 Ranked Colleges
875 Degrees Awarded
$21,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 3,604 people earned their degree in general systems engineering, making the major the 212th most popular in the United States.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 875 general systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 17 colleges that offered a degree in general systems engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general systems engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general systems engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree general systems engineering students.

Top 17 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Systems Engineering

#1

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, Michigan
#15 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ferris State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Big Rapids, Michigan, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s general systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Ferris also made our “Best General Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #15. It costs about $12,889 for Bachelor’s Degree General Systems Engineering students per year to attend Ferris.

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#2

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Maritime Academy. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Massachusetts Maritime Academy is located in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s general systems engineering degrees to qualified students.

Maritime not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $20,485 for bachelor’s degree general systems engineering students per year to attend Massachusetts Maritime Academy.

The low student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of Florida is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 119 bachelors’s general systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UF, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UF is $6,302 for Bachelor’s Degree General Systems Engineering students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

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#4

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia
#13 in overall quality

Out of the 17 schools in the Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Kennesaw State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Kennesaw, Georgia, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s general systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

KSU Georgia also took the #13 spot in our “Best General Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Kennesaw State University is $17,221 for bachelor’s degree general systems engineering students.

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#5

Maine Maritime Academy

Castine, Maine
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 17 schools in the Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Maine Maritime Academy landed the #5 spot on the list. Maine Maritime Academy is a small school located in Castine, Maine that handed out 8 bachelors’s general systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Maine Maritime, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Maine Maritime is $23,239 for bachelor’s degree general systems engineering students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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#6

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina
#14 in overall quality

University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general systems engineering degrees to 56 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Charlotte, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best General Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte is $16,529 for bachelor’s degree general systems engineering students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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#16 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Arkansas at Little Rock did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general systems engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UA Little Rock, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best General Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $14,906 for Bachelor’s Degree General Systems Engineering students per year to attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Full University of Arkansas at Little Rock General Systems Engineering Report

#7 in overall quality

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 61 bachelors’s general systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC also made our “Best General Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for UIUC is $15,880 for bachelor’s degree general systems engineering students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full UIUC General Systems Engineering Report

#9

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado
#17 in overall quality

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. UCCS is a fairly large school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado that handed out 2 bachelors’s general systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UCCS not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best General Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for UCCS is $16,486 for Bachelor’s Degree General Systems Engineering students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#10

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#11 in overall quality

University of Arizona came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 52 bachelors’s general systems engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree general systems engineering students list, University of Arizona has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best General Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $15,016 for Bachelor’s Degree General Systems Engineering students per year to attend University of Arizona.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#11

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, George Mason University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Fairfax, Virginia, this large public school awarded 35 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general systems engineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree general systems engineering students list, GMU has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best General Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for George Mason University is $21,048 for bachelor’s degree general systems engineering students.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full GMU General Systems Engineering Report

#12

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #12, University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Charlottesville, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general systems engineering degrees to 126 students in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Virginia is $20,397 for Bachelor’s Degree General Systems Engineering students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#9 in overall quality

Case Western Reserve University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general systems engineering students in 2019-2020.

Case Western also took the #9 spot in our “Best General Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Case Western Reserve University is $35,428 for Bachelor’s Degree General Systems Engineering students.

The low student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

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#14

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#8 in overall quality

George Washington University landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. GWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best General Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for GWU is $33,719 for bachelor’s degree general systems engineering students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#15

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, New Jersey
#12 in overall quality

Stevens Institute of Technology came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Stevens Institute of Technology is a medium-sized school located in Hoboken, New Jersey that handed out 2 bachelors’s general systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Stevens also made our “Best General Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #12. It costs about $37,588 for bachelor’s degree general systems engineering students per year to attend Stevens.

The low student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

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#16

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

Washington University in St Louis landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 70 bachelors’s general systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree general systems engineering students list, WUSTL has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $26,869 for Bachelor’s Degree General Systems Engineering students per year to attend Washington University in St Louis.

The low student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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#17

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

University of Pennsylvania came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general systems engineering degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.

UPenn also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Pennsylvania is $25,802 for bachelor’s degree general systems engineering students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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