2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Systems Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,604 people earned their degree in systems engineering, making the major the 164th most popular in the United States. 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 Plains States region, there were 182 systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $15,480 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the systems engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Systems Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$56,562 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s systems engineering students in 2019-2020.

WUSTL also took the #1 spot in our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562.

Read more about Systems Engineering at Washington University in St Louis

#2

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Rolla, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$30,943 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school situated in Rolla, Missouri. It awarded 4 doctorate’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Missouri University of Science and Technology, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $30,943.

Read more about Systems Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Systems Engineering (Income $48-$75k)

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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