2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

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 Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 13 systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Systems Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$157,398 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. George Washington University is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 7 doctorate’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Systems Engineering at George Washington University

#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

#3 in overall quality

$30,042 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #2 spot on the list. Cornell University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 1 doctorate’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell also made our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, New Jersey

#4 in overall quality

$38,876 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stevens Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Hoboken, New Jersey, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s systems engineering students in 2019-2020.

Stevens also took the #4 spot in our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stevens are $38,876, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Systems Engineering at Stevens

#4

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, New York

#2 in overall quality

$58,325 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Troy, New York, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree systems engineering students list, RPI has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are $58,325, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Systems Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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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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