2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Nuclear Engineering (Income Over $110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k” 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 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.

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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Vallue General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Vallue General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree general nuclear engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Nuclear Engineering (Income Over $110k) 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 Vallue General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Troy, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s general nuclear engineering students in 2019-2020.

RPI also made our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are $58,325, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Nuclear Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Nuclear Engineering (Income Over $110k)

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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