2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Systems Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Florida

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Systems Engineering is the 164th most popular major in the country with 3,604 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, systems engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $90,261 and had an average of $27,803 in loans still to pay off.

Across Florida, there were 383 systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,100 and $31,895 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,671 and $120,169 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in systems engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality systems engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the systems engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Systems Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Florida

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$30,130 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Florida is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UF also made our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Systems Engineering at University of Florida

#2

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, Florida

#2 in overall quality

$22,588 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Institute of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Melbourne, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s systems engineering students in 2019-2020.

Florida Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Tech are $22,588, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Florida Tech Systems Engineering Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Systems Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Systems Engineering (Income $0-$30k)

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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