2026 Best Value Nuclear Engineering Technology Associate’s Degree Schools
[Nuclear Engineering Technology](/majors/engineering-technologies/nuclear-engineering-technology/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong nuclear engineering technology education at a price that pays off.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 14 schools to find the best return on investment for nuclear engineering technology students.
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2026 Best Value Nuclear Engineering Technology Schools in the United States
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in nuclear engineering technology, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Nuclear Engineering Technology Schools
Leading the list is Arkansas Tech University, our #1 best value for nuclear engineering technology in the United States. Located in the town of Russellville, Arkansas Tech University is a large public university. Students from in state pay about $8,674 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $14,668. Typical student debt for nuclear engineering technology graduates is $23,257. Soon after graduation, nuclear engineering technology degree recipients from Arkansas Tech University generally make around $74,249. Set against $23,257 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 96%.
Other Nuclear Engineering Technology Degree Levels
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced 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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