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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Systems Science & Theory

8 Ranked Colleges
419 Degrees Awarded
$22,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Systems Theory Schools for a Bachelor's

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 “Best Value Systems Theory Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Systems Science & Theory is the 462nd most popular major in the country with 887 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 419 systems science and theory graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Systems Theory Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in systems science and theory. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great systems science and theory programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the systems science and theory program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 for a Bachelor’s”.

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Best Value Systems Theory Schools for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Systems Theory Schools for a Bachelor’s.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Systems Science & Theory

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wyoming. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Systems Theory Schools for a Bachelor’s. Laramie, Wyoming is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s systems theory degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UW also made our “Best Systems Science & Theory Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for UW is $12,159 for Bachelor’s Degree Systems Theory students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Wyoming Systems Science & Theory Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Systems Theory Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Grace College and Theological Seminary landed the #2 spot on the list. Grace College and Theological Seminary is a small school located in Winona Lake, Indiana that handed out 3 bachelors’s systems theory degrees in 2019-2020.

Grace College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Systems Science & Theory Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Grace College is $20,820 for Bachelor’s Degree Systems Theory students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.

Full Grace College Systems Science & Theory Report

#3

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Systems Theory Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, James Madison University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, this large public school awarded 53 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s systems theory students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree systems theory students list, JMU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Systems Science & Theory Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $22,169 for Bachelor’s Degree Systems Theory students per year to attend James Madison University.

The low student loan default rate of 2.3% 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 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Systems Science & Theory at JMU

#4

California University of Pennsylvania

California, Pennsylvania
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Systems Theory Schools for a Bachelor’s. California, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s systems theory degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

Cal U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Systems Science & Theory Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Cal U is $18,154 for Bachelor’s Degree Systems Theory students.

Read full report on Systems Science & Theory at California University of Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Systems Theory Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #5 spot on the list. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s systems theory degrees to 45 students in 2019-2020.

UIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Systems Science & Theory Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $15,880 for bachelor’s degree systems theory students per year to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Systems Science & Theory at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#6

La Salle University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

La Salle University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Systems Theory Schools for a Bachelor’s list. La Salle University is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s systems theory degrees to qualified students.

La Salle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Systems Science & Theory Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for La Salle University is $24,763 for bachelor’s degree systems theory students.

Read full report on Systems Science & Theory at La Salle

#7

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#4 in overall quality

Syracuse University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Systems Theory Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Syracuse, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s systems theory students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Syracuse, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Systems Science & Theory Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Syracuse is $34,482 for bachelor’s degree systems theory students.

The low student loan default rate of 3.3% 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 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Systems Science & Theory at Syracuse University

#8

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

Carnegie Mellon University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Systems Theory Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. This fairly large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 127 bachelors’s systems theory degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon also made our “Best Systems Science & Theory Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Carnegie Mellon is $34,508 for bachelor’s degree systems theory students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Systems Science & Theory at Carnegie Mellon

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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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