2026 Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools in Oregon
[General Nuclear Engineering](/majors/engineering/nuclear-engineering/general-nuclear-engineering/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
College Factual analyzed 1 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value general nuclear engineering schools.
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2026 Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools in Oregon
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the general nuclear engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools
For return on investment in general nuclear engineering, no school beat Oregon State University this year. Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State University is a very large public university. Students from in state pay about $14,400 in tuition and fees, compared with $38,190 for out-of-state students. General Nuclear Engineering graduates carry a median of $27,000 in student loans. Early-career general nuclear engineering graduates make about $69,657. Set against $27,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 77% of applicants are accepted.
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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 · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 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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