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2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

11 Ranked Colleges
566 Degrees Awarded
$38,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 896 systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $95,500 and $28,960 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 566 systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the systems engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Systems Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cornell University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ithaca, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 126 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cornell, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042.

Full Cornell University Systems Engineering Report

#2

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. GWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 113 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824.

Read full report on Systems Engineering at George Washington University

#11 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the #3 spot on the list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s systems engineering degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

UMBC also took the #11 spot in our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMBC are $21,078, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UMBC Systems Engineering Report

#4

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. University of Maryland - College Park is a large public school situated in College Park, Maryland. It awarded 7 masters’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMCP, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania State University - University Park landed the #5 spot on the list.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree systems engineering students list, Penn State University Park has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pennsylvania State University - University Park are $38,728, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Penn State University Park Systems Engineering Report

#6

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, New Jersey

With a ranking of #6, Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Hoboken, New Jersey, and it awarded 105 masters’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Stevens not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stevens are $38,876, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Stevens Systems Engineering Report

#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, New Jersey Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. New Jersey Institute of Technology is a fairly large school located in Newark, New Jersey that handed out 5 masters’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NJIT, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Jersey Institute of Technology are $33,744, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University of Pennsylvania is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 42 masters’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UPenn also took the #4 spot in our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UPenn are $41,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#8 in overall quality

Drexel University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Drexel is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 10 masters’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Drexel did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel are $37,074.

Read more about Systems Engineering at Drexel University

#10

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland

Johns Hopkins University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Johns Hopkins University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 147 masters’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Johns Hopkins also made our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins are $59,425, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Systems Engineering at Johns Hopkins University

#6 in overall quality

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. RPI is a medium-sized school located in Troy, New York that handed out 6 masters’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

RPI also took the #6 spot in our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are $58,325.

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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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