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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nuclear Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

2 Ranked Colleges
33 Degrees Awarded
$28,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US 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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Far Western US region, there were 99 nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $27,000 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 33 nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in nuclear engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great nuclear engineering programs and cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree nuclear engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nuclear Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of California - Berkeley is a large public school situated in Berkeley, California. It awarded 20 masters’s nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley also made our “Best Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Nuclear Engineering at UC Berkeley

#2

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Oregon State University is a large school located in Corvallis, Oregon that handed out 13 masters’s nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State also made our “Best Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State University are $28,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Oregon State University Nuclear Engineering Report

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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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