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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nuclear Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

6 Ranked Colleges
65 Degrees Awarded
$30,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 948 people earned their degree in nuclear engineering, making the major the 233rd most popular in the United States. 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 Southeast region, there were 231 nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,733 and $21,632 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 65 nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the 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 Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree nuclear engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

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

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s nuclear engineering degrees to qualified students.

UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #2 spot on the list. NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s nuclear engineering degrees to qualified students.

NC State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Georgia Tech is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 8 masters’s nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best Nuclear Engineering Master’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 Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus are $31,334.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a large school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 29 masters’s nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Knoxville, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville are $31,798, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 4 masters’s nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech also made our “Best Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#6 in overall quality

University of South Carolina - Columbia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of South Carolina - Columbia is a public institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UofSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Carolina - Columbia are $30,160, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Nuclear Engineering at University of South Carolina - Columbia

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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%.

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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