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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Systems Engineering in the Southeast Region

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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking.

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 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.

This year’s “Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in systems engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality systems engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.

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

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Florida is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 119 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree systems engineering students 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 University of Florida is $6,302 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Systems Engineering students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Florida Systems Engineering Report

#2

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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Kennesaw State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Kennesaw State University is located in Kennesaw, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 33 bachelors’s systems engineering degrees to qualified students.

KSU Georgia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Kennesaw State University is $17,221 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Systems Engineering students.

Read more about Systems Engineering at KSU Georgia

#3

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. UNC 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 made our “Best Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $16,529 for southeast region bachelor’s degree systems engineering students per year to attend UNC Charlotte.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Systems Engineering at UNC Charlotte

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. UA Little Rock is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s systems engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree systems engineering students list, UA Little Rock has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arkansas at Little Rock is $14,906 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Systems Engineering students.

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

#5

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. George Mason University is a large school located in Fairfax, Virginia that handed out 35 bachelors’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

GMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend GMU is $21,048 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Systems Engineering students.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Systems Engineering at GMU

#6

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia

University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. University of Virginia - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Charlottesville, Virginia. It awarded 126 bachelors’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia also made our “Best Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for University of Virginia is $20,397 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Systems Engineering students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Systems Engineering at University of Virginia - Main Campus

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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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