2026 Best Value Nuclear Engineering Technology/Technician Associate’s Degree Schools
[Nuclear Engineering Technology/Technician](/majors/engineering-technologies/nuclear-engineering-technology/nuclear-engineering-technology-technician/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 14 schools to find the best return on investment for nuclear engineering technology/technician students.
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2026 Best Value Nuclear Engineering Technology/Technician Schools in the United States
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the nuclear engineering technology/technician degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Nuclear Engineering Technology/Technician Schools
Our analysis ranked Arkansas Tech University the best value for a degree in nuclear engineering technology/technician in the United States. Located in the town of Russellville, Arkansas Tech University is a large public university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $8,674, compared with $14,668 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for nuclear engineering technology/technician graduates is $23,257. Early-career nuclear engineering technology/technician graduates make about $74,249. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 96% of applicants are accepted.
Other Nuclear Engineering Technology/Technician Degree Levels
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 14 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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