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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Systems Engineering in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
28 Degrees Awarded
$25,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 28 systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in systems engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality systems engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree systems engineering students with aid.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Systems Engineering in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s systems engineering degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree systems engineering students with aid list, UF has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UF Systems Engineering Report

#2

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Virginia - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Charlottesville, Virginia. It awarded 7 doctorate’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia - Main Campus are $32,394, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Virginia Systems Engineering Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the #3 spot on the list. UL Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s systems engineering degrees to qualified students.

UL Lafayette did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UL Lafayette are $23,865.

Read full report on Systems Engineering at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

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 Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. George Mason University is a large school located in Fairfax, Virginia that handed out 4 doctorate’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GMU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at GMU are $37,410, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Systems Engineering at George Mason University

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, this fairly large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s systems engineering students in 2019-2020.

UT Chattanooga did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga are $18,334, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Systems Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of South Alabama did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. USA is a fairly large school located in Mobile, Alabama that handed out 1 doctorate’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

USA also made our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Alabama are $16,112.

Read full report on Systems Engineering at University of South Alabama

#7

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, Florida
#4 in overall quality

Florida Institute of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Melbourne, Florida, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Tech are $22,588.

Read full report on Systems Engineering at Florida Institute of Technology

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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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