When it comes to popularity, a bachelor's degree in systems engineering sits in the middle of the road, ranking #179 out of 363 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of systems engineering. Combined, these schools handed out 133 bachelor's degrees in systems engineering to qualified students.
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on systems engineering students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - The number of systems engineering students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
Student Debt - How easy is it for systems engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized systems engineering related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for systems engineering students working on their bachelor's degree.
The systems engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Systems Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia.
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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Systems Engineering in Virginia
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in systems engineering.
Top Virginia Schools for a Bachelor's in Systems Engineering
University of Virginia - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in systems engineering. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a fairly large student population.
Those systems engineering students who get their bachelor's degree from University of Virginia - Main Campus make $3,806 more than the typical systems engineering grad.
Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in systems engineering needs to take a look at George Mason University. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public university with a very large student population.
Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the systems engineering program earn an average of $71,876 in their early career salary.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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