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2022 Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
54 Degrees Awarded
$30,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 948 people earned their degree in general nuclear engineering, making the major the 430th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 231 general nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 54 general nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in general nuclear engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general nuclear engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general nuclear engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Nuclear Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Florida is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 5 doctorate’s general nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UF, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130.

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#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #2 spot on the list. NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 doctorate’s general nuclear engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree general nuclear engineering students whose families make $30-$48k list, NC State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general nuclear engineering degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Georgia Tech also made our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus are $31,334, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus General Nuclear Engineering Report

#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general nuclear engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Tech, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #5 spot on the list. UT Knoxville is a public institution located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville are $31,798, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#5 in overall quality

University of South Carolina - Columbia ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s general nuclear engineering students in 2019-2020.

UofSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Carolina - Columbia are $30,160, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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%.

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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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