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2023 Best Value Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$32,892 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate 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.

The Best Value Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Plains States Region to see which graduate certificate 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.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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

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

Our analysis found Missouri University of Science and Technology to be the best value school for systems engineering students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Rolla.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $31,008 per year.

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

Full Systems Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Wichita, WSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WSU are $15,323 per year.

Full Systems Engineering at Wichita State University Report

Out of the 4 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.

Iowa State graduate students pay an average of $26,948 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Systems Engineering at Iowa State University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Washington University in St Louis is a great value for systems engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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

Full Systems Engineering at Washington University in St Louis Report

Best Systems Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best systems engineering schools 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 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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