2022 Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 896 general systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 13 general systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general systems engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general systems engineering programs, but they also cost less that 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 Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree general systems engineering students.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Systems Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. George Washington University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 7 doctorate’s general systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU also made our “Best General Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Systems Engineering at GWU

#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

#3 in overall quality

$30,042 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. This large school is located in Ithaca, New York, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s general systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Cornell General Systems Engineering Report

#3

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, New Jersey

#4 in overall quality

$38,876 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stevens Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. Stevens is a medium-sized school located in Hoboken, New Jersey that handed out 1 doctorate’s general systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Stevens, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stevens Institute of Technology are $38,876, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Systems Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology

#4

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, New York

#2 in overall quality

$58,325 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Troy, New York, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s general systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at RPI, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at RPI are $58,325, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full RPI General Systems Engineering Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Systems Engineering

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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