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2022 Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
370 Degrees Awarded
$11,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Systems Engineering is the 212th most popular major in the country with 3,604 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 807 general systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 370 general systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in general systems engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general systems engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general systems engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Systems Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school handed out 119 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general systems engineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree general systems engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, UF has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Florida is $1,994 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general systems engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Systems Engineering at UF

#2

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Charlottesville, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general systems engineering degrees to 126 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree general systems engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, University of Virginia has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Virginia is $8,882 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Systems Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Virginia General Systems Engineering Report

#3

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #3 spot on the list. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a large public school situated in Charlotte, North Carolina. It awarded 56 bachelors’s general systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Charlotte, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte is $11,991 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Systems Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on General Systems Engineering at UNC Charlotte

#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #4 spot on the list. Fairfax, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general systems engineering degrees to 35 students in 2019-2020.

GMU also made our “Best General Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $16,204 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general systems engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend George Mason University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about General Systems Engineering at George Mason University

#5

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kennesaw State University landed the #5 spot on the list. KSU Georgia is a public institution located in Kennesaw, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

KSU Georgia also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for KSU Georgia is $13,975 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Systems Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on General Systems Engineering at Kennesaw State University

#6 in overall quality

University of Arkansas at Little Rock came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Little Rock, Arkansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general systems engineering degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UA Little Rock did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock is $13,936 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Systems Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full University of Arkansas at Little Rock General Systems Engineering Report

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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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