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2022 Best Vallue Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

7 Ranked Colleges
28 Degrees Awarded
$25,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking - to help you make that 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 Vallue Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Systems Engineering (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s systems engineering students in 2019-2020.

UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 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 Florida are $30,130.

Read more about Systems Engineering at UF

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Lafayette, Louisiana, this fairly large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s systems engineering students 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 University of Louisiana at Lafayette are $23,865, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Virginia is a public institution located in Charlottesville, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia - Main Campus are $32,394, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Systems Engineering at University of Virginia

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga landed the #4 spot on the list. The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is a fairly large school located in Chattanooga, Tennessee that handed out 1 doctorate’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Chattanooga did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 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 UT Chattanooga are $18,334.

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#5

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #5 spot on the list. GMU is a large school located in Fairfax, Virginia that handed out 4 doctorate’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

GMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Systems Engineering at GMU

#7 in overall quality

University of South Alabama landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. USA is a public institution located in Mobile, Alabama. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

USA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Alabama are $16,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about 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 Vallue Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Located in Melbourne, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s systems engineering students 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Tech are $22,588, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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