2023 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Systems Theory in the Great Lakes Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Systems Theory Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Systems Theory is the 254th most popular major in the country with 884 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, systems theory graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $56,499 and had an average of $25,697 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 114 systems theory graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,950 and $20,550 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 systems theory graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,305 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Systems Theory Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in systems theory. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in systems theory.

Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The systems theory 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 “Most Well Attended Systems Theory Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate”.

One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Most Well Attended Systems Theory Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Systems Theory Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate”.

Top 2 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Systems Theory in the Great Lakes Region

1

Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois

#1 overall quality in Great Lakes

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Systems Theory Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #1 spot on the list. Northwestern is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Evanston, Illinois. It awarded 7 doctorate’s systems theory degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Systems Theory at Northwestern University

2

Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Systems Theory Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate list. This fairly large school is located in Carbondale, Illinois, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s systems theory degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Systems Theory at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

• Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Systems Theory

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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Hiroki Sayama, D.Sc..