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2022 Best Value Systems Theory Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

1 Ranked Colleges
6 Degrees Awarded
$3,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Systems Theory Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Systems Theory Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 887 people earned their degree in systems science and theory, making the major the 462nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 6 systems science and theory graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality systems science and theory programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the systems science and theory program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 “Best Value Systems Theory Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Systems Theory Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Systems Theory Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Systems Science & Theory (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Systems Theory Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s systems theory degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Rice did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Systems Science & Theory Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Rice University is $3,437 for Southwest Region Systems Theory students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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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%.

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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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