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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Systems Engineering in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
177 Degrees Awarded
$31,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Great Lakes region, there were 344 systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $110,600 and $21,500 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 177 systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Systems Engineering in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. UW - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree systems engineering students with aid list, UW - Madison has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #2 spot on the list. U-M is a large public school situated in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It awarded 102 masters’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s systems engineering students in 2019-2020.

UIUC also made our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083.

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#4

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oakland University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. Oakland is a public institution located in Rochester Hills, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Oakland did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oakland University are $24,648.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Dearborn, Michigan, and it awarded 16 masters’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UM Dearborn, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UM Dearborn are $25,072, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Case Western Reserve University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s systems engineering students in 2019-2020.

Case Western also took the #2 spot in our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western Reserve University are $47,958.

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#7

Lawrence Technological University

Southfield, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

Lawrence Technological University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Southfield, Michigan, and it awarded 5 masters’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lawrence Tech, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lawrence Tech are $17,918, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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