Systems Theorybachelor's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #218 out of the 363 majors we look at each year. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for systems theory students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 184 bachelor's degrees in systems theory during the 2022-2023 academic year.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to systems theory students as compared to other majors.
Major Demand - How many other systems theory students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
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 theory 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 theory related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for systems theory students working on their bachelor's degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Systems Theory Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Systems Theory in the Middle Atlantic Region
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in systems theory.
Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Systems Theory
It is hard to beat Carnegie Mellon University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in systems theory. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh.
Systems Theory bachelor's degree recipients from Carnegie Mellon University get an earnings boost of about $29,578 over the typical income of systems theory majors.
La Salle University is a great option for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in systems theory. Located in the city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.
Soon after graduating, systems theory bachelor's recipients generally make around $36,442 in the first five years of their career.
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).
