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2022 Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
77 Degrees Awarded
$33,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Nuclear Engineering is the 233rd most popular major in the country with 948 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, nuclear engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $61,244 and had an average of $23,833 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 222 nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,500 and $22,309 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 77 nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in nuclear engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality nuclear engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the nuclear engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nuclear Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 22 masters’s nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree nuclear engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, UIUC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified masters’s nuclear engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548.

Read more about Nuclear Engineering at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #3 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 11 masters’s nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also made our “Best Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Nuclear Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Madison

#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. West Lafayette, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nuclear engineering degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree nuclear engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, Purdue has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue are $28,794, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Purdue University - Main Campus Nuclear Engineering Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Ohio State is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 3 masters’s nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141.

Read more about Nuclear Engineering at Ohio State University - Main Campus

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. UC is a large public school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 1 masters’s nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC are $26,644.

Full UC 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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