2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Systems Engineering in the Plains States Region

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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 Plains States region, there were 182 systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $15,480 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 70 systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 4 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Systems Engineering in the Plains States Region

#1

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota

#4 in overall quality

$12,904 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Cloud State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. St. Cloud State University is a public institution located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Cloud State University also made our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at St. Cloud State University are $12,904, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Saint Cloud State University Systems Engineering Report

#2

University of St Thomas Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota

#3 in overall quality

$24,814 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the #2 spot on the list. University of St Thomas Minnesota is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UST MN also made our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of St Thomas Minnesota are $24,814, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Systems Engineering at UST MN

#3

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Rolla, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$30,943 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public institution located in Rolla, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Missouri University of Science and Technology did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $30,943, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Missouri University of Science and Technology Systems Engineering Report

#4

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$56,562 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the #4 spot on the list. WUSTL is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WUSTL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Systems Engineering at WUSTL

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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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