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2022 Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

5 Ranked Colleges
106 Degrees Awarded
$15,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region

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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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 106 general nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree general nuclear engineering students.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Nuclear Engineering in the Southeast Region

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. North Carolina State University is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 19 bachelors’s general nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,458 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general nuclear engineering students per year to attend North Carolina State University.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full North Carolina State University General Nuclear Engineering Report

#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general nuclear engineering degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

UF also made our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for University of Florida is $6,302 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Nuclear Engineering students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Read full report on General Nuclear Engineering at University of Florida

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general nuclear engineering degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

Georgia Tech also made our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is $14,739 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general nuclear engineering students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Read full report on General Nuclear Engineering at Georgia Tech

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #4 spot on the list. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general nuclear engineering degrees to 43 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Knoxville, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $18,825 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general nuclear engineering students per year to attend UT Knoxville.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Read full report on General Nuclear Engineering at UT Knoxville

#5

South Carolina State University

Orangeburg, South Carolina
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Carolina State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Located in Orangeburg, South Carolina, this small public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general nuclear engineering students in 2019-2020.

South Carolina State University also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for South Carolina State University is $20,795 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general nuclear engineering students.

Read full report on General Nuclear Engineering at South Carolina State University

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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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