2022 Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 General Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,604 people earned their degree in general systems engineering, making the major the 212th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 287 general systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 18 general systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in general systems engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general systems engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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 general systems engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree general systems engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Systems Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. ASU - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 10 doctorate’s general systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Systems Engineering at Arizona State University - Tempe

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$17,530 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s general systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530.

Full Texas Tech General Systems Engineering Report

#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$33,399 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general systems engineering degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Systems Engineering at University of Arizona

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Systems Engineering (Income $0-$30k)

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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