Systems Theory is about average in terms of popularity for master's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #173 out of the 343 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Systems Theory Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 73 master's degrees in systems theory during the 2022-2023 academic year.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
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 - The number of systems theory students who choose to seek a master'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 much debt systems theory students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized systems theory related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for systems theory students working on their master's degree.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Systems Theory Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Systems Theory in the Southeast Region
Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for systems theory students seeking a a master's degree.
Top Southeast Region Schools for a Master's in Systems Theory
North Carolina State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in systems theory. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a very large student population.
After graduating, systems theory master's recipients generally make about $65,032 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).