2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Nuclear Engineering in the Middle Atlantic 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 102 general nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2 general nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

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 in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree general nuclear engineering students.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Nuclear Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$38,728 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania State University - University Park landed the #1 spot on the list.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Penn State University Park, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pennsylvania State University - University Park are $38,728, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Nuclear Engineering at Pennsylvania State University - University Park

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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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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