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2022 Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
54 Degrees Awarded
$30,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Southeast 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 Southeast region, there were 231 general nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 54 general nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in general nuclear engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general nuclear engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree general nuclear engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Nuclear Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Florida is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s general nuclear engineering degrees to qualified students.

UF also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Florida General Nuclear Engineering Report

#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general nuclear engineering degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree general nuclear engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, NC State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999.

Full NC State General Nuclear Engineering Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general nuclear engineering degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree general nuclear engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, Georgia Tech has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Tech are $31,334, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus General Nuclear Engineering Report

#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #4 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 3 doctorate’s general nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Nuclear Engineering at Virginia Tech

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UT Knoxville is a large school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 16 doctorate’s general nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville also made our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville are $31,798, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#5 in overall quality

University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This large school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s general nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UofSC also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Carolina - Columbia are $30,160, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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