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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Nuclear Engineering in the Great Lakes Region

5 Ranked Colleges
53 Degrees Awarded
$33,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Great Lakes Region” 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 Great Lakes region, there were 222 general nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 53 general nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 5 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.

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 Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Nuclear Engineering in the Great Lakes Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general nuclear engineering students in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also made our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523.

Read more about General Nuclear Engineering at UW - Madison

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 11 doctorate’s general nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Purdue University - Main Campus is a public institution located in West Lafayette, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue also made our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. UC is a large public school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 1 doctorate’s general nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC are $26,644, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s general nuclear engineering students in 2019-2020.

Ohio State also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 doctorate’s general nuclear engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor General Nuclear Engineering Report

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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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