2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Systems Engineering (Income Over $110k) in Illinois

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Illinois, there were 71 systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $21,500 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,900 and $148,219 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent systems engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the systems engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Vallue Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Vallue Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Systems Engineering (Income Over $110k) in Illinois

#1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Vallue Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s systems engineering students in 2019-2020.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Systems Engineering (Income Over $110k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Systems Engineering (Income Over $110k)

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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