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

7 Ranked Colleges
177 Degrees Awarded
$31,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Great Lakes region, there were 344 systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $110,600 and $21,500 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 177 systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in systems engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality systems engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the systems engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes 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 Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Systems Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #1 spot on the list. U-M is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 102 masters’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548.

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#2

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakland University landed the #2 spot on the list. Oakland University is a fairly large school located in Rochester Hills, Michigan that handed out 7 masters’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oakland, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oakland are $24,648.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s systems engineering students in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also took the #3 spot in our “Best 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.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s systems engineering degrees to qualified students.

UIUC also made our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Michigan - Dearborn is a medium-sized school located in Dearborn, Michigan that handed out 16 masters’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UM Dearborn also took the #5 spot in our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UM Dearborn are $25,072.

Read full report on Systems Engineering at University of Michigan - Dearborn

#2 in overall quality

Case Western Reserve University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Case Western Reserve University is a fairly large school located in Cleveland, Ohio that handed out 3 masters’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Case Western also took the #2 spot in our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western are $47,958, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Systems Engineering at Case Western Reserve University

#7

Lawrence Technological University

Southfield, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

Lawrence Technological University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Lawrence Technological University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Southfield, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Lawrence Tech also made our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lawrence Tech are $17,918, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Systems Engineering at Lawrence Technological University

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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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