2022 Best Value Nuclear/Nuclear Power Technology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Nuclear/Nuclear Power Technology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 71 people earned their degree in nuclear/nuclear power technology/technician, making the major the 913th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 18 nuclear/nuclear power technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nuclear/Nuclear Power Technology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in nuclear/nuclear power technology/technician. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great nuclear/nuclear power technology/technician programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the nuclear/nuclear power technology/technician program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Nuclear/Nuclear Power Technology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region nuclear/nuclear power technology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Nuclear/Nuclear Power Technology/Technician (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Wharton County Junior College

Wharton, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$3,227 Average Net Price

$40,929 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Nuclear/Nuclear Power Technology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wharton County Junior College landed the #1 spot on the list. Wharton County Junior College is a medium-sized school located in Wharton, Texas that handed out 13 ’s nuclear/nuclear power technology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region nuclear/nuclear power technology students whose families make $0-$30k list, Wharton County Junior College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Nuclear/Nuclear Power Technology/Technician Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $3,227 for Southwest Region Nuclear/Nuclear Power Technology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Wharton County Junior College.

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#2

Texas State Technical College

Waco, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$8,535 Average Net Price

$34,548 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Nuclear/Nuclear Power Technology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. TSTC is a fairly large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 3 ’s nuclear/nuclear power technology degrees in 2019-2020.

TSTC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Nuclear/Nuclear Power Technology/Technician Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State Technical College is $8,535 for southwest region nuclear/nuclear power technology students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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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