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2023 Best Value Systems Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$27,451 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$160,692 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Systems Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

Systems Engineering is the #69 most popular major in the country with 3,068 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Systems Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for systems engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Systems Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Systems Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named University of Virginia - Main Campus the best value school in the Southeast Region for systems engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Virginia are $33,520 a year.

University of Virginia also took the #3 spot in our Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region rankings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Alabama. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. USA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mobile.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USA are $16,652 per year.

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#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UF are $30,130 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UF also is in the top 20% of our Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Melbourne, Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Florida Tech are $22,588 per year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Louisiana at Lafayette helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value systems engineering schools in the Southeast Region . UL Lafayette is a large public school located in the midsize city of Lafayette.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UL Lafayette are $23,858 per year.

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#6

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

GMU graduate students pay an average of $37,956 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Systems Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best systems engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 94
Florida 290
Georgia 46
Tennessee 0
Louisiana 7
Alabama 15
South Carolina 1
Arkansas 3
West Virginia 3

Systems Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to luis gomes.

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