Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Nuclear Engineering

Find Schools Near

2022 Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

1 Ranked Colleges
63 Degrees Awarded
$22,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 948 people earned their degree in nuclear engineering, making the major the 233rd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, nuclear engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $61,244 and had an average of $23,833 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 102 nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,767 and $27,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 63 nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent 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 nuclear engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

More Ways to Rank Nuclear Engineering Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

In addition to College Factual’s rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree nuclear engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nuclear Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #1 spot on the list. Troy, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s nuclear engineering degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.

RPI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Nuclear Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for RPI is $22,662 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Nuclear Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full RPI Nuclear Engineering Report

Switch to a Similar Major

General Engineering
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

Agricultural Engineering
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

Biomedical Engineering
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

Chemical Engineering
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

Computer Engineering
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Computer Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

Engineering Mechanics
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Engineering Mechanics (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

Engineering Science
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Engineering Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

Materials Engineering
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

Marine Engineering
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Marine Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

Systems Engineering
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Systems Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

Construction Engineering
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

Manufacturing Engineering
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Manufacturing Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

Paper Science & Engineering
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Paper Science & Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Electrical and Computer Engineering. (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

Architectural Engineering
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Architectural Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

Ceramic Engineering
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Ceramic Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

Civil Engineering
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

Electrical Engineering
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

Engineering Physics
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

Environmental Engineering
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

Mechanical Engineering
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

Petroleum Engineering
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Petroleum Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

Textile Engineering
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Textile Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

Industrial Engineering
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

Operations Research
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Operations Research (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

Robotics Engineering
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Robotics Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

Other Engineering
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Other Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

Switch to a Different Ranking Method

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.

Credits

Featured Engineering Schools

Find Schools Near You