2025 Best General Systems Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in general systems engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #145 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for general systems engineering students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 55 doctor's degrees in general systems engineering to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general systems engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general systems engineering students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general systems engineering related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general systems engineering students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Systems Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Systems Engineering in the Southeast Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in general systems engineering.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Doctorate in General Systems Engineering

1

University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

21 Annual Graduates

University of Virginia - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in general systems engineering. Located in the midsize suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in general systems engineering from University of Virginia - Main Campus

2

University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in general systems engineering has to look into University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Located in the midsize city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in general systems engineering from University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Best General Systems Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best general systems engineering schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	217	4
Virginia	182	16
Tennessee	150	0
Louisiana	146	7
Alabama	139	4

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Rankings in Majors Related to General Systems Engineering

General Systems Engineering is one of 0 different types of Systems Engineering programs to choose from.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.