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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nuclear Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Idaho

2 Ranked Colleges
8 Degrees Awarded
$27,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master's in Idaho For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Idaho, there were 21 nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 8 nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,676 and $37,720 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Idaho 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nuclear Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Idaho

#1

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Moscow, Idaho, and it awarded 4 masters’s nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U of I, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Idaho” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Idaho are $29,112.

Full University of Idaho Nuclear Engineering Report

#2

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Idaho State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Pocatello, Idaho, and it awarded 4 masters’s nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

ISU also made our “Best Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Idaho” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at ISU are $26,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Nuclear Engineering at Idaho State University

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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