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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Systems Engineering (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region

6 Ranked Colleges
370 Degrees Awarded
$21,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,604 people earned their degree in systems engineering, making the major the 164th most popular in the United States. 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 Southeast region, there were 807 systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,200 and $29,872 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 370 systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in systems engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent 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 systems engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Systems Engineering (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s systems engineering degrees to 119 students in 2019-2020.

UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UF is $6,302 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Systems Engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Full University of Florida Systems Engineering Report

#2

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 126 bachelors’s systems engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Virginia, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Virginia - Main Campus is $20,397 for southeast region bachelor’s degree systems engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Systems Engineering at University of Virginia - Main Campus

#3

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kennesaw State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Kennesaw State University is a large school located in Kennesaw, Georgia that handed out 33 bachelors’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree systems engineering students whose families make more than $110k list, KSU Georgia has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $17,221 for southeast region bachelor’s degree systems engineering students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Kennesaw State University.

Full Kennesaw State University Systems Engineering Report

#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Fairfax, Virginia, this large public school handed out 35 degrees to qualified bachelors’s systems engineering students in 2019-2020.

GMU also made our “Best Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend GMU is $21,048 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Systems Engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Systems Engineering at GMU

#5

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #5 spot on the list. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a large school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 56 bachelors’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Charlotte did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UNC Charlotte is $16,529 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Systems Engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Systems Engineering at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

University of Arkansas at Little Rock did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Systems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #6. University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a medium-sized school located in Little Rock, Arkansas that handed out 1 bachelors’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UA Little Rock also made our “Best Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arkansas at Little Rock is $14,906 for southeast region bachelor’s degree systems engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

Full University of Arkansas at Little Rock Systems Engineering Report

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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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