2026 Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools in Illinois
[General Systems Engineering](/majors/engineering/systems-engineering/general-systems-engineering/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for general systems engineering students.
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2026 Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools in Illinois
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in general systems engineering, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools
University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign tops our 2026 list of the best value general systems engineering schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Champaign, University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign is a very large public university. Students from in state pay about $18,267 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $40,096. Students borrow a median of $17,800 to complete the general systems engineering program here. Soon after graduation, general systems engineering degree recipients from University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign generally make around $81,785. Set against $17,800 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 42% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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