2022 Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s
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General Nuclear Engineering is the 430th most popular major in the country with 948 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 253 general nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 22 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.
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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree general nuclear engineering students.
Top 22 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Nuclear Engineering
Out of the 22 schools in the Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general nuclear engineering degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified masters’s general nuclear engineering students in 2019-2020.
UW - Madison also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 masters’s general nuclear engineering degrees to qualified students.
UIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s. Purdue is a large public school situated in West Lafayette, Indiana. It awarded 9 masters’s general nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
Purdue did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue are $28,794, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s. North Carolina State University is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 15 masters’s general nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC State, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999.
Virginia Tech came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’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 #12 spot in our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” 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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Kansas State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s general nuclear engineering students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at K -State, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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With a ranking of #8, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s list. Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 8 masters’s general nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
Georgia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Tech are $31,334, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of Florida ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s list. UF is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 4 masters’s general nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
UF also took the #13 spot in our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s ranking. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general nuclear engineering degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.
UNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this large public school awarded 29 degrees to qualified masters’s general nuclear engineering students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree general nuclear engineering students list, UT Knoxville has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Knoxville are $31,798, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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With a ranking of #12, Idaho State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Pocatello, Idaho, and it awarded 4 masters’s general nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
ISU also took the #21 spot in our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Idaho State University are $26,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Oregon State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #13. Oregon State University is a public institution located in Corvallis, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Oregon State also took the #16 spot in our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State are $28,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Missouri University of Science and Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Rolla, Missouri, this medium-sized public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s general nuclear engineering students in 2019-2020.
Missouri University of Science and Technology not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $30,943, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of South Carolina - Columbia ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s list. UofSC is a large public school situated in Columbia, South Carolina. It awarded 5 masters’s general nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree general nuclear engineering students list, UofSC has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Carolina - Columbia are $30,160.
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University of California - Berkeley landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s ranking. Berkeley, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general nuclear engineering degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.
UC Berkeley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Berkeley are $29,347, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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University of Idaho ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s list. University of Idaho is a fairly large school located in Moscow, Idaho that handed out 4 masters’s general nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree general nuclear engineering students list, U of I has also earned the #20 rank in our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U of I are $29,112.
Pennsylvania State University - University Park did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #18.
Penn State University Park also made our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pennsylvania State University - University Park are $38,728, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s ranking. Ohio State is a large public school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 3 masters’s general nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
Ohio State also took the #17 spot in our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Colorado School of Mines landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s ranking. Mines is a public institution located in Golden, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mines, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mines are $39,800.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #21. This large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 18 masters’s general nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
U-M also made our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s ranking. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
MIT also made our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Massachusetts Institute of Technology are $56,719, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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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- *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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