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

7 Ranked Colleges
28 Degrees Awarded
$25,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that 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 Southeast region, there were 807 systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,200 and $29,872 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 28 systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in systems engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality systems engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the systems engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

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

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Systems Engineering in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

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

University of Virginia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia - Main Campus are $32,394.

Full University of Virginia - Main Campus Systems Engineering Report

#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate 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 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UF also made our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130.

Read full report on Systems Engineering at UF

#3

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, Florida
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Institute of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. Florida Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Melbourne, Florida. It awarded 2 doctorate’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida Tech also took the #4 spot in our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Institute of Technology are $22,588, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Systems Engineering at Florida Tech

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Alabama. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. This fairly large school is located in Mobile, Alabama, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

USA also took the #7 spot in our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USA are $16,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Systems Engineering at USA

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is a public institution located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Chattanooga did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Chattanooga are $18,334, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Systems Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

#5 in overall quality

University of Louisiana at Lafayette came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking. Lafayette, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s systems engineering degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

UL Lafayette also took the #5 spot in our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Louisiana at Lafayette are $23,865.

Read more about Systems Engineering at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

#7

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

George Mason University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Fairfax, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s systems engineering degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

GMU also made our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast 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 GMU are $37,410.

Read full report on Systems Engineering at George Mason University

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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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