2023 Schools Highly Focused on Nuclear Engineering Major in the Southwest Region
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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 Southwest region, there were 152 nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,571 and $18,471 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Nuclear Engineering Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 2 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 Highly Focused on Nuclear Engineering Major in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region nuclear engineering students.
Top 2 Most Focused Colleges for Nuclear Engineering in the Southwest Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Nuclear Engineering Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 122 ’s nuclear engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Read more about Nuclear Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Nuclear Engineering Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 30 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Nuclear Engineering at UNM
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- 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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- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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