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2022 Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that 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.

For this year’s “Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 6 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general nuclear engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. 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 $75-$110k

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 $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Nuclear Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#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 #1 for the Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus are $31,334, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general nuclear engineering students in 2019-2020.

UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

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 #3 for the Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. 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.

NC State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #4 spot on the 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 made our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s general nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofSC, the school also landed 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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#5 in overall quality

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 16 doctorate’s general nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree general nuclear engineering students whose families make $75-$110k list, UT Knoxville has also earned the #5 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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville are $31,798.

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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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