2022 Best Value Colleges for Systems Theory in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Systems Theory Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 887 people earned their degree in systems theory, making the major the 245th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, systems theory graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $70,900 and had an average of $27,035 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 6 systems theory graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality systems theory programs that also have a lower cost than 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 theory program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The systems theory 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 “Best Value Systems Theory Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid”.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region systems theory students with aid.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Systems Theory in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$16,999 Average Net Price

$61,227 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Systems Theory Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 6 ’s systems theory degrees in 2019-2020.

Rice did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Systems Theory Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Rice University is $16,999 for Southwest Region Systems Theory students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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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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