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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Systems Engineering in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
370 Degrees Awarded
$16,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 Southeast region, there were 807 systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,200 and $29,872 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 370 systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 6 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree systems engineering students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Systems Engineering in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. UF is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 119 bachelors’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree systems engineering students with aid list, UF has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UF is $6,302 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Systems Engineering students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.

Read more about Systems Engineering at University of Florida

#2

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Virginia is a large public school situated in Charlottesville, Virginia. It awarded 126 bachelors’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia also took the #1 spot in our “Best Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $20,397 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Systems Engineering students with aid per year to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.

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#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. George Mason University is a large public school situated in Fairfax, Virginia. It awarded 35 bachelors’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

GMU also made our “Best Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend GMU is $21,048 for southeast region bachelor’s degree systems engineering students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#4

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a public institution located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 56 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Charlotte also took the #5 spot in our “Best Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNC Charlotte is $16,529 for southeast region bachelor’s degree systems engineering students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Systems Engineering at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

#5

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Kennesaw State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Kennesaw State University is a large school located in Kennesaw, Georgia that handed out 33 bachelors’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree systems engineering students with aid list, KSU Georgia has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend KSU Georgia is $17,221 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Systems Engineering students with aid.

Read full report on Systems Engineering at KSU Georgia

University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a public institution located in Little Rock, Arkansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree systems engineering students with aid list, UA Little Rock has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $14,906 for southeast region bachelor’s degree systems engineering students with aid per year to attend UA Little Rock.

Read full report on Systems Engineering at University of Arkansas at Little Rock

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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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