2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Systems Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 344 general systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 13 general systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The general systems engineering 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 General Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree general systems engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Systems Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #1 spot on the list. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general systems engineering degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083.

Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign General Systems Engineering Report

#2

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan

#3 in overall quality

$24,648 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakland University landed the #2 spot on the list. Oakland is a public institution located in Rochester Hills, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Oakland also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oakland are $24,648, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Systems Engineering at Oakland

#3

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$47,958 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Case Western Reserve University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Cleveland, Ohio. It awarded 3 doctorate’s general systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Case Western also made our “Best General Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western are $47,958, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Systems Engineering at Case Western Reserve University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Systems Engineering (Income $30-$48k)

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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