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2023 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$34,173 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$125,714 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Systems Engineering School for You

With 537 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, systems engineering is the #47 most popular major in California.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in California to see which programs offered the best value experiences for systems engineering students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in California

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

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality in Systems Engineering

$7,439 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found California State Polytechnic University - Pomona to be the best value school for systems engineering students who want to pursue a degree in California. Located in the suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Cal Poly Pomona undergraduate students pay an average of $7,439 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Systems Engineering at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona Report

$14,700 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in California list. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCSD are $14,700 per year.

Full Systems Engineering at University of California - San Diego Report

#3

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA
$53,051 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola Marymount University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Loyola Marymount undergraduate students pay an average of $53,051 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Systems Engineering at Loyola Marymount University Report

$61,503 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great value for systems engineering students. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

USC undergraduate students pay an average of $61,503 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, USC also did well on our Best Systems Engineering Schools in California list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Systems Engineering at University of Southern California

Best Value Systems Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Systems Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 0
Oregon 16
Alaska 0

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

Majors Similar to Systems Engineering

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 4 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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