2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k

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 Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Systems Engineering is the 164th most popular major in the country with 3,604 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, systems engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $90,261 and had an average of $27,803 in loans still to pay off.

Across Virginia, there were 265 systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $80,333 and $29,814 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 84 systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in systems engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great systems engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia master’s degree systems engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Systems Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in Virginia

#1

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$32,394 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$99,404 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Charlottesville, Virginia, this large public school handed out 50 diplomas to qualified masters’s systems engineering students in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia are $32,394.

Full University of Virginia Systems Engineering Report

#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

#3 in overall quality

$30,547 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 11 masters’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547.

Read full report on Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech

#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$37,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$106,421 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #3 spot on the list. GMU is a large school located in Fairfax, Virginia that handed out 23 masters’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

GMU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full George Mason University Systems Engineering Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Systems Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for 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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