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2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

10 Ranked Colleges
566 Degrees Awarded
$38,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 the Middle Atlantic region, there were 896 systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $95,500 and $28,960 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 566 systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in systems engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent systems engineering programs, but they also 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic 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 Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Systems Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Johns Hopkins is a large school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 147 masters’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Johns Hopkins also took the #1 spot in our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins are $59,425.

Full Johns Hopkins University Systems Engineering Report

#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s systems engineering degrees to 42 students in 2019-2020.

UPenn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pennsylvania are $41,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UPenn Systems Engineering Report

#3

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#9 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in College Park, Maryland, this large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s systems engineering students in 2019-2020.

UMCP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885.

Read more about Systems Engineering at University of Maryland - College Park

#10 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Jersey Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. New Jersey Institute of Technology is a fairly large school located in Newark, New Jersey that handed out 5 masters’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NJIT, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New Jersey Institute of Technology are $33,744.

Full New Jersey Institute of Technology Systems Engineering Report

#11 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s systems engineering degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

UMBC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMBC are $21,078.

Read more about Systems Engineering at UMBC

#6

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

With a ranking of #6, Cornell University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Ithaca, New York, and it awarded 126 masters’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell also took the #2 spot in our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Systems Engineering at Cornell University

#7

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, New Jersey

Stevens Institute of Technology landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Stevens Institute of Technology is a medium-sized school located in Hoboken, New Jersey that handed out 105 masters’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Stevens also made our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Stevens Institute of Technology are $38,876.

Read full report on Systems Engineering at Stevens

#8

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

George Washington University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. This large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 113 masters’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full George Washington University Systems Engineering Report

#6 in overall quality

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Troy, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s systems engineering degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

RPI also took the #6 spot in our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at RPI are $58,325, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Systems Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

#10

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#8 in overall quality

Drexel University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 10 masters’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Drexel not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel are $37,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Drexel Systems Engineering Report

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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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