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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nuclear Engineering in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

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

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 Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Great Lakes region, there were 222 nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,500 and $22,309 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 53 nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nuclear Engineering in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s nuclear engineering degrees to qualified students.

UIUC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UIUC Nuclear Engineering Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 8 doctorate’s nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Nuclear Engineering Doctor’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 UW - Madison are $25,523.

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#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid 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 large public school situated in West Lafayette, Indiana. It awarded 2 doctorate’s nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue also took the #4 spot in our “Best Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue are $28,794, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #4 spot on the list. U-M is a large public school situated in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It awarded 24 doctorate’s nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M also made our “Best Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Nuclear Engineering Report

#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 #5 for the Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 3 doctorate’s nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree nuclear engineering students with aid list, Ohio State has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6 in overall quality

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UC also made our “Best Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC are $26,644, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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