2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Nuclear Engineering in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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

Across the Plains States region, there were 48 general nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 general nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree general nuclear engineering students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Nuclear Engineering in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Rolla, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$30,943 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public institution located in Rolla, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Missouri University of Science and Technology also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Doctor’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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Nuclear Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology

#2

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri

#3 in overall quality

$27,193 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #2 spot on the list. Mizzou is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 2 doctorate’s general nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Missouri - Columbia General Nuclear Engineering Report

#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$24,115 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Kansas State University is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s general nuclear engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at K -State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Nuclear Engineering at K -State

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Nuclear Engineering (With Aid)

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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