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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Systems Engineering in Texas (With Aid)

9 Ranked Colleges
143 Degrees Awarded
$24,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master's in Texas For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Texas For Those Getting Aid” 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 Texas, there were 199 systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $91,300 and $13,889 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 143 systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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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 Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Systems Engineering in Texas (With Aid)

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. UT Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 44 masters’s systems engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree systems engineering students with aid list, UT Dallas has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Dallas are $28,610, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid. University of Houston is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UH also made our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #3 spot on the list. UTEP is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 13 masters’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at El Paso are $16,180, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 3 masters’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 3 masters’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree systems engineering students with aid list, UT Arlington has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Arlington are $23,376, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8 in overall quality

University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s systems engineering degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

UH Clear Lake not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH Clear Lake are $19,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, Texas
#7 in overall quality

St. Mary’s University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. St. Mary’s is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 14 masters’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree systems engineering students with aid list, St. Mary’s has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at St. Mary’s University are $19,320.

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With a ranking of #9, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 27 masters’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree systems engineering students with aid list, SMU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478.

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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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