If you're seeking a degree in systems theory, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #254 one in the country in terms of popularity.While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for systems theory students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 162 degrees in systems theory annually.
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 the Best Systems Theory Schools in Pennsylvania.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the systems theory degree levels they offer.
Carnegie Mellon University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in systems theory. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh.
Degree recipients from the systems theory degree program at Carnegie Mellon University make $32,182 more than the average college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
La Salle University is a good choice for students pursuing a 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 degree recipients usually make around $36,442 at the beginning of their careers.
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).