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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nuclear Engineering Major in the Southeast Region

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Nuclear Engineering Major in the Southeast Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nuclear Engineering Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Nuclear Engineering is the 253rd most popular major in the country with 860 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , nuclear engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $59,563 and had an average of $22,815 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 189 nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,919 and $22,392 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 49 nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,462 and $43,311 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nuclear Engineering Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in nuclear engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in nuclear engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nuclear Engineering Major in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nuclear Engineering Major in the Southeast Region”.

Top 6 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Nuclear Engineering in the Southeast Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nuclear Engineering Major in the Southeast Region. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 17 masters’s nuclear engineering degrees in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Nuclear Engineering at UT Knoxville

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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nuclear Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 16 masters’s nuclear engineering degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Nuclear Engineering at North Carolina State University

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nuclear Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 5 masters’s nuclear engineering degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Nuclear Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nuclear Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. UofSC is a large public school situated in Columbia, South Carolina. It awarded 3 masters’s nuclear engineering degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Full UofSC Nuclear Engineering Report

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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nuclear Engineering Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Florida is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 6 masters’s nuclear engineering degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UF Nuclear Engineering Report

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia

Virginia Tech landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nuclear Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 2 masters’s nuclear engineering degrees in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Nuclear Engineering at Virginia Tech

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