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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Systems Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region

5 Ranked Colleges
261 Degrees Awarded
$27,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 the Far Western US region, there were 512 systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 261 systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Systems Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UCSD is a public institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 25 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - San Diego are $28,631, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Systems Engineering at University of California - San Diego

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Cal Poly Pomona is a large school located in Pomona, California that handed out 2 masters’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly Pomona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona are $18,377.

Read more about Systems Engineering at Cal Poly Pomona

#3

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Portland State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s systems engineering degrees to qualified students.

Portland State University also took the #4 spot in our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Portland State University are $23,784, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Southern California is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree systems engineering students whose families make $75-$110k list, USC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Systems Engineering at University of Southern California

#5

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola Marymount University landed the #5 spot on the list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s systems engineering degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

Loyola Marymount did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola Marymount are $19,756, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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