2022 Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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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 Plains States region, there were 48 general nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 9 general nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Nuclear Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Rolla, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$30,943 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Rolla, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general nuclear engineering degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Missouri University of Science and Technology also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $30,943, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Nuclear Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology

#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

$24,115 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 4 masters’s general nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State also made our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’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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