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2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
28 Degrees Awarded
$25,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 the Southeast region, there were 807 systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,200 and $29,872 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 28 systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in systems engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent systems engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the systems engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Systems Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the 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.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree systems engineering students whose families make $30-$48k list, UF has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Florida Systems Engineering Report

#2

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Charlottesville, Virginia, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia are $32,394.

Read full report on Systems Engineering at University of Virginia - Main Campus

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. UL Lafayette is a fairly large public school situated in Lafayette, Louisiana. It awarded 10 doctorate’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UL Lafayette, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UL Lafayette are $23,865, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Systems Engineering at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is a public institution located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Chattanooga also made our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Chattanooga are $18,334.

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#5

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Fairfax, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s systems engineering degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

GMU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at GMU are $37,410.

Read more about Systems Engineering at GMU

#7 in overall quality

University of South Alabama came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. USA is located in Mobile, Alabama and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s systems engineering degrees to qualified students.

USA also took the #7 spot in our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USA are $16,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Systems Engineering at University of South Alabama

#7

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, Florida
#4 in overall quality

Florida Institute of Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit institution located in Melbourne, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Institute of Technology are $22,588.

Full Florida Tech Systems Engineering Report

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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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