2023 Best Nuclear Engineering Technology Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Nuclear Engineering Tech for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 220 people earned their degree in nuclear engineering technology/technician, making the major the 789th most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 150 nuclear engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 5 nuclear engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great nuclear engineering technology/technician programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the nuclear engineering technology/technician program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Nuclear Engineering Tech for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Nuclear Engineering Tech for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Nuclear Engineering Technology Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Excelsior College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Nuclear Engineering Tech for an Associate. Excelsior College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Albany, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Excelsior College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Nuclear Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” 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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,255. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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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
- *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.