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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$44,648 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$160,692 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, systems engineering was ranked #69 in the country. In fact 3,068 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Plains States 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for systems engineering majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Systems Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named Missouri University of Science and Technology the best value school in the Plains States Region for systems engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Rolla.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $31,008 a year.

Missouri University of Science and Technology also claimed a spot on our Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Washington University in St Louis is a great value for systems engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WUSTL are $58,288 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, WUSTL also did well on our Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Systems Engineering at Washington University in St Louis

Best Systems Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 90
Minnesota 19
Iowa 8
Kansas 4

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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