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

5 Ranked Colleges
70 Degrees Awarded
$30,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Plains States 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 Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Plains States region, there were 182 systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $15,480 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 70 systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 5 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Systems Engineering in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is located in Rolla, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 masters’s systems engineering degrees to qualified students.

Missouri University of Science and Technology not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $30,943, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Missouri University of Science and Technology Systems Engineering Report

#2

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Cloud State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. St. Cloud State University is a public institution located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Cloud State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Cloud State University are $12,904, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Systems Engineering at Saint Cloud State University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Iowa State University is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s systems engineering degrees to qualified students.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948.

Read more about Systems Engineering at Iowa State University

#4

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the #4 spot on the list. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 18 masters’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WUSTL, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington University in St Louis are $56,562, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full WUSTL Systems Engineering Report

#5

University of St Thomas Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. UST MN is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s systems engineering degrees to qualified students.

UST MN also made our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of St Thomas Minnesota are $24,814.

Read full report on Systems Engineering at UST MN

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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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