2023 Best Nuclear/Nuclear Power Technology/Technician Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly for Nuclear/Nuclear Power Technology for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 77 people earned their degree in nuclear/nuclear power technology/technician, making the major the 1082nd most popular in the United States.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 53 nuclear/nuclear power technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality nuclear/nuclear power technology/technician programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the nuclear/nuclear power technology/technician program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Nuclear/Nuclear Power Technology for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree vets studying nuclear/nuclear power technology.
Top 1 Best Nuclear/Nuclear Power Technology/Technician Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wharton County Junior College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Nuclear/Nuclear Power Technology for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Wharton, Texas, and it awarded 14 associates’s nuclear/nuclear power technology degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wharton County Junior College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Nuclear/Nuclear Power Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 6,099 students enrolled at Wharton County Junior College, 166 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 73 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,015. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Wharton County Junior College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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