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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Nuclear Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

1 Ranked Colleges
6 Degrees Awarded
$58,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students 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 “Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 948 people earned their degree in general nuclear engineering, making the major the 430th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 102 general nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 general nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general nuclear engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general nuclear engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Nuclear Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #1 spot on the list. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is located in Troy, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s general nuclear engineering degrees to qualified students.

RPI also made our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are $58,325.

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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).
  • 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

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • 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.

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