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2023 Best Value Systems Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$18,775 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$160,692 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 94 degrees and certificates were awarded to systems engineering students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #68 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Systems Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Virginia 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia

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

Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Systems Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named University of Virginia - Main Campus the best value school in Virginia for systems engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

University of Virginia graduate students pay an average of $20,906 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of Virginia is ranked #2 for overall quality for systems engineering in Virginia.

Full Systems Engineering at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report

#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Out of the 2 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

GMU graduate students pay an average of $16,644 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Systems Engineering at George Mason University

Best Value Systems Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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

One of 39 majors within the area of study, systems engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 2 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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