2026 Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools in Maryland
[General Systems Engineering](/majors/engineering/systems-engineering/general-systems-engineering/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong general systems engineering education at a price that pays off.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 5 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 Maryland
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the general systems engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools
For return on investment in general systems engineering, no school beat Johns Hopkins University this year. Set in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University is a very large private not-for-profit institution. In-state tuition and fees average $64,730. General Systems Engineering graduates carry a median of $13,426 in student loans. Soon after graduation, general systems engineering degree recipients from Johns Hopkins University generally make around $135,107. Set against $13,426 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Johns Hopkins University admits about 6% of applicants.
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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 · 5 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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