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

5 Ranked Colleges
70 Degrees Awarded
$30,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 the Plains States region, there were 182 systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $15,480 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 70 systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in systems engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great systems engineering programs and cost less that 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 Master’s 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 Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified masters’s systems engineering students in 2019-2020.

WUSTL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562.

Read full report on Systems Engineering at Washington University in St Louis

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public institution located in Rolla, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree systems engineering students whose families make $48-$75k list, Missouri University of Science and Technology has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $30,943, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Systems Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s systems engineering degrees to qualified students.

Iowa State also took the #0 spot in our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Iowa State University Systems Engineering Report

#4

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Cloud State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Saint Cloud State University is a public institution located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at St. Cloud State University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at St. Cloud State University are $12,904, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

University of St Thomas Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. UST MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 10 masters’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UST MN, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Systems Engineering Master’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 University of St Thomas Minnesota are $24,814.

Read full report on Systems Engineering at University of St Thomas Minnesota

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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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