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2022 Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 $48-$75k

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 Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 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 $48-$75k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general nuclear engineering. 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 Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Nuclear Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general nuclear engineering students in 2019-2020.

UF also made our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130.

Full UF General Nuclear Engineering Report

#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 23 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s general nuclear engineering students in 2019-2020.

NC State also made our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. 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.

Georgia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Tech are $31,334.

Full Georgia Tech General Nuclear Engineering Report

#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Nuclear Engineering at Virginia Tech

#5

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. University of South Carolina - Columbia is a large public school situated in Columbia, South Carolina. 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.

Full University of South Carolina - Columbia General Nuclear Engineering Report

#5 in overall quality

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general nuclear engineering degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville 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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville are $31,798, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Nuclear Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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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%.

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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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