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2023 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

11 Colleges
$41,560 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$82,300 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Systems Engineering School for You

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

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.

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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Systems Engineering Colleges.

Top 10 Best Systems Engineering Schools

#1

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

Our 2023 rankings named University of Dayton the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for systems engineering students. Located in the city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

UDayton undergraduate students pay an average of $44,890 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UDayton also is in the top 15% of our Best Systems Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lawrence Technological University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Lawrence Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Southfield.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lawrence Tech are $37,680 per year.

Full Systems Engineering at Lawrence Technological University Report

Out of the 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UW - Madison undergraduate students pay an average of $38,608 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UW - Madison is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Systems Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Systems Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

Out of the 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan Technological University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Houghton.

Michigan Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $39,723 in tuition and fees each year.

Michigan Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Systems Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great value for systems engineering students. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UIUC undergraduate students pay an average of $37,632 in tuition and fees each year.

UIUC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Systems Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#6

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI
$24,735 Average Tuition & Fees

Oakland University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value systems engineering programs. Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Oakland are $24,735 a year.

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$28,048 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Michigan - Dearborn came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Dearborn, UM Dearborn is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

UM Dearborn undergraduate students pay an average of $28,048 in tuition and fees each year.

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$50,619 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best value schools for systems engineering students. Located in the city of Terre Haute, Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology undergraduate students pay an average of $50,619 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Systems Engineering at Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology Report

$32,101 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well on this year’s best value schools for systems engineering students. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IUPUI are $32,101 per year.

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With a ranking of #10, Case Western Reserve University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for systems engineering students. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Case Western are $54,532 per year.

Case Western also claimed a spot on our Best Systems Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Systems Engineering at Case Western Reserve University

Best Systems Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best systems engineering schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 150
Illinois 5
Ohio 161
Indiana 5
Wisconsin 4

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 11 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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