2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Systems Engineering in the Southwest Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Systems Engineering is the 212th most popular major in the country with 3,604 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 287 general systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 18 general systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general systems engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

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

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Systems Engineering in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$17,530 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 4 doctorate’s general systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Systems Engineering at Texas Tech

#2

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s general systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048.

Full ASU - Tempe General Systems Engineering Report

#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$33,399 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 4 doctorate’s general systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399.

Full University of Arizona 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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