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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nuclear Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

6 Ranked Colleges
54 Degrees Awarded
$30,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Nuclear Engineering is the 233rd most popular major in the country with 948 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Southeast region, there were 231 nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,733 and $21,632 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 54 nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in nuclear engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality nuclear engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the nuclear engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nuclear Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Florida is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s nuclear engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree nuclear engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, UF has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s nuclear engineering students in 2019-2020.

NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s nuclear engineering degrees to qualified students.

Georgia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Tech are $31,334.

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#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UT Knoxville is a large school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 16 doctorate’s nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Knoxville are $31,798, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UofSC is a large public school situated in Columbia, South Carolina. It awarded 1 doctorate’s nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UofSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. 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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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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