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2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

6 Ranked Colleges
177 Degrees Awarded
$31,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Great Lakes region, there were 344 systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $110,600 and $21,500 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 177 systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 6 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The systems engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region”.

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Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree systems engineering students.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Systems Engineering in the Great Lakes Region

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. UW - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also took the #3 spot in our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oakland University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. Oakland is a fairly large public school situated in Rochester Hills, Michigan. It awarded 7 masters’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Oakland not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oakland University are $24,648.

Full Oakland University Systems Engineering Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Dearborn, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s systems engineering degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

UM Dearborn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UM Dearborn are $25,072, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Lawrence Technological University

Southfield, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lawrence Technological University landed the #4 spot on the list. Lawrence Tech is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Southfield, Michigan. It awarded 5 masters’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Lawrence Tech also took the #6 spot in our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lawrence Tech are $17,918, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Lawrence Tech Systems Engineering Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 102 masters’s systems engineering degrees to qualified students.

U-M not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Systems Engineering Report

#2 in overall quality

Case Western Reserve University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Case Western is located in Cleveland, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s systems engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Case Western, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western Reserve University are $47,958.

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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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