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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Systems Engineering in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
177 Degrees Awarded
$31,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 General Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 177 general systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general systems engineering 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 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 Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Systems Engineering in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 8 masters’s general systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Systems Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Madison

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #2 spot on the list. U-M is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 102 masters’s general systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree general systems engineering students with aid list, U-M has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Systems Engineering at U-M

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s general systems engineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree general systems engineering students with aid list, UIUC has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best General Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Systems Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#4

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oakland University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s general systems engineering students in 2019-2020.

Oakland also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Systems Engineering Master’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.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Dearborn landed the #5 spot on the list. Dearborn, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general systems engineering degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

UM Dearborn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Dearborn are $25,072, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Case Western Reserve University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Case Western Reserve University is located in Cleveland, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s general systems engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree general systems engineering students with aid list, Case Western has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western Reserve University are $47,958, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Systems Engineering at Case Western

#7

Lawrence Technological University

Southfield, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

Lawrence Technological University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Lawrence Technological University is located in Southfield, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s general systems engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lawrence Tech, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lawrence Tech are $17,918, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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