2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Nuclear Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Nuclear Engineering is the 430th most popular major in the country with 948 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general nuclear engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general nuclear engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The general nuclear engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree general nuclear engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Nuclear Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, New York

#1 in overall quality

$58,325 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Troy, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general nuclear engineering students in 2019-2020.

RPI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at RPI are $58,325.

Read full report on General Nuclear Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Nuclear Engineering (Income $30-$48k)

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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