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2023 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in Texas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$19,210 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$75,485 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Systems Engineering School for You

Systems Engineering is the #72 most popular major in Texas with 195 degrees and certificates awarded 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Texas 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 Texas

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

Best Texas Schools for Affordable Quality in Systems Engineering

$12,204 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the best value school for systems engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Texas. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $12,204 per year.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Systems Engineering Schools in Texas list.

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#2

University of Houston

Houston, TX
$9,699 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UH undergraduate students pay an average of $9,699 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UH is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Systems Engineering Schools in Texas list.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX
$11,852 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best systems engineering schools in Texas. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas Tech are $11,852 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Texas Tech also did well on our Best Systems Engineering Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$9,544 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at The University of Texas at El Paso helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best systems engineering schools in Texas. UTEP is a fairly large public school located in the city of El Paso.

UTEP undergraduate students pay an average of $9,544 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Systems Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso Report

$11,727 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the # 5 spot on the list. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Arlington.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Arlington are $11,727 per year.

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$14,564 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well on this year’s best value schools for systems engineering students. Located in the midsize city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a very large student population.

UT Dallas undergraduate students pay an average of $14,564 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UT Dallas also claimed a spot on our Best Systems Engineering Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full Systems Engineering at The University of Texas at Dallas Report

$60,236 Average Tuition & Fees

Southern Methodist University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in Texas list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

SMU undergraduate students pay an average of $60,236 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

SMU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Systems Engineering Schools in Texas list.

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Best Value Systems Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 27
New Mexico 5

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 7 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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