2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Systems Science & Theory in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Systems Theory Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 887 people earned their degree in systems science and theory, making the major the 462nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 6 systems science and theory graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 6 systems science and theory graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent systems science and theory programs, but they also cost less that 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 science and theory program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Systems Theory Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Systems Theory Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Systems Science & Theory in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$47,913 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Systems Theory Schools for a Master’s 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. Rice University is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 6 masters’s systems theory degrees in 2019-2020.

Rice did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Systems Science & Theory Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice University are $47,913, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Rice Systems Science & Theory Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Systems Science & Theory (With Aid)

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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