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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Systems Engineering (Income Over $110k) in District of Columbia

1 Ranked Colleges
16 Degrees Awarded
$46,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in District of Columbia For Those Making Over $110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 District of Columbia, there were 136 systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $97,100 and $26,844 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 16 systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,446 and $25,767 respectively.

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. 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 Vallue Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making Over $110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Vallue Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Systems Engineering (Income Over $110k) in District of Columbia

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making Over $110k list. GWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU also made our “Best Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend George Washington University is $33,719 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Systems Engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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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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