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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Nuclear Engineering (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

2 Ranked Colleges
28 Degrees Awarded
$21,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Southwest region, there were 119 general nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 28 general nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general nuclear engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general nuclear engineering 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 general nuclear engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Vallue General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Vallue General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree general nuclear engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Nuclear Engineering (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 12 masters’s general nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890.

Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus General Nuclear Engineering Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 16 masters’s general nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas A&M College Station General Nuclear Engineering Report

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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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