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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Systems Engineering in the Southeast Region

8 Ranked Colleges
358 Degrees Awarded
$65,709 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Systems Engineering Major in the Southeast Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Systems Engineering Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 3,904 people earned their degree in systems engineering, making the major the 160th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, systems engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $89,736 and had an average of $21,799 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 860 systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $83,661 and $23,007 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 358 systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Systems Engineering Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in systems engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their systems engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Systems Engineering Major in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Systems Engineering Major in the Southeast Region”.

Top 8 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Systems Engineering in the Southeast Region

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University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Systems Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Charlottesville, Virginia, and it awarded 109 bachelors’s systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Read full report on Systems Engineering at University of Virginia

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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Systems Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. UF is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 140 bachelors’s systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Read more about Systems Engineering at University of Florida

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Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kennesaw State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Systems Engineering Major in the Southeast Region. KSU Georgia is a public institution located in Kennesaw, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Systems Engineering at Kennesaw State University

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Systems Engineering Major in the Southeast Region. UNC Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 40 bachelors’s systems engineering degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Systems Engineering at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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George Mason University
Fairfax, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Systems Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Fairfax, Virginia, this large public school awarded 24 degrees to qualified bachelors’s systems engineering students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Systems Engineering at GMU

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With a ranking of #6, University of Arkansas at Little Rock did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Systems Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized public school situated in Little Rock, Arkansas. It awarded 4 bachelors’s systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Full University of Arkansas at Little Rock Systems Engineering Report

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College of Charleston
Charleston, South Carolina

College of Charleston landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Systems Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. College of Charleston is a fairly large school located in Charleston, South Carolina that handed out 0 bachelors’s systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Systems Engineering at C of C

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Morehead State University
Morehead, Kentucky

Morehead State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Systems Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Morehead State University is a medium-sized school located in Morehead, Kentucky that handed out 0 bachelors’s systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Systems Engineering at Morehead State University

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