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2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

11 Ranked Colleges
287 Degrees Awarded
$16,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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 Southwest region, there were 287 systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,650 and $18,189 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer 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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Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 11 Best Value Colleges for Systems Engineering in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 11 ’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Tempe is $11,706 for Southwest Region Systems Engineering students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Systems Engineering at Arizona State University - Tempe

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. The University of Texas at Dallas is a public institution located in Richardson, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 59 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas also made our “Best Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Dallas is $15,232 for southwest region systems engineering students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full The University of Texas at Dallas Systems Engineering Report

#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 74 ’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $15,016 for southwest region systems engineering students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Systems Engineering at University of Arizona

#4

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s systems engineering degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region systems engineering students with aid list, UH has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,838 for Southwest Region Systems Engineering students with aid per year to attend UH.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about Systems Engineering at UH

#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #5 spot on the list. Texas Tech University is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also made our “Best Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Tech is $17,571 for southwest region systems engineering students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Systems Engineering at Texas Tech

The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. The University of Texas at El Paso is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP also took the #11 spot in our “Best Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at El Paso is $8,920 for Southwest Region Systems Engineering students with aid.

Full UTEP Systems Engineering Report

With a ranking of #7, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Texas A&M College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $19,057 for Southwest Region Systems Engineering students with aid per year to attend Texas A&M College Station.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Systems Engineering at Texas A&M College Station

The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. UT Arlington is a large school located in Arlington, Texas that handed out 3 ’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region systems engineering students with aid list, UT Arlington has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,246 for Southwest Region Systems Engineering students with aid per year to attend The University of Texas at Arlington.

Full UT Arlington Systems Engineering Report

University of Houston - Clear Lake did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #9. UH Clear Lake is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 ’s systems engineering degrees to qualified students.

UH Clear Lake not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UH Clear Lake is $10,612 for Southwest Region Systems Engineering students with aid.

Full University of Houston - Clear Lake Systems Engineering Report

#10

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, Texas

St. Mary’s University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #10. This small school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 14 ’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Mary’s not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend St. Mary’s is $19,276 for Southwest Region Systems Engineering students with aid.

Read more about Systems Engineering at St. Mary’s

Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #11. Southern Methodist University is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 ’s systems engineering degrees to qualified students.

SMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $36,222 for southwest region systems engineering students with aid per year to attend Southern Methodist University.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.

Read full report on Systems Engineering at SMU

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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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