2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Nuclear Engineering Tech

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly for Nuclear Engineering Tech” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Nuclear Engineering Technology is the 789th most popular major in the country with 220 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Nuclear Engineering Tech” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in nuclear engineering technology/technician. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality nuclear engineering technology/technician programs as well as strong veteran support.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the nuclear engineering technology/technician program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly for Nuclear Engineering Tech” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Most Veteran Friendly for Nuclear Engineering Tech

The colleges and universities below are the best for vets studying nuclear engineering tech.

Top 2 Best Nuclear Engineering Technology Colleges for Veterans

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Idaho State University
Pocatello, Idaho

422 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$5,419 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Idaho State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Nuclear Engineering Tech. Idaho State University is a fairly large public school situated in Pocatello, Idaho. It awarded 10 ’s nuclear engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

ISU also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 11,766 students enrolled at ISU, 422 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 221 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,419. To help with additional expenses, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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Excelsior College
Albany, New York

2,603 GI Bill® Students**

$5,255 Average GI Bill® Award

$75,846 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Excelsior College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Nuclear Engineering Tech. Excelsior College is a fairly large school located in Albany, New York that handed out 146 ’s nuclear engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

Excelsior College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 2,603 of the 21,974 students enrolled at Excelsior College were GI Bill® students, of which 2,449 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,255. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Excelsior College Veteran Student Life Report

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.