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2023 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$43,310 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$95,847 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Systems Engineering School for You

With 106 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, systems engineering is the #126 most popular major in New York.

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'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.

The Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in New York 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. 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 Schools in New York

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

Best New York Schools for Affordable Quality in Systems Engineering

#1

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY
$10,390 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Binghamton University to be the best value school for systems engineering students who want to pursue a degree in New York. Located in the midsize suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Binghamton University are $10,390 per year.

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#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY
$61,015 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Cornell University is a great value for systems engineering students. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cornell are $61,015 per year.

Cornell not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Systems Engineering Schools in New York list.

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$58,526 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at RPI are $58,526 per year.

RPI excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Systems Engineering Schools in New York list.

Full Systems Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Report

Best Value Systems Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 149
Maryland 229
New Jersey 284
District of Columbia 96

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 3 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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