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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nuclear Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

6 Ranked Colleges
53 Degrees Awarded
$33,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” 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 Great Lakes region, there were 222 nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,500 and $22,309 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 53 nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the nuclear engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nuclear Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 8 doctorate’s nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Wisconsin - Madison Nuclear Engineering Report

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a large public school situated in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It awarded 24 doctorate’s nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s nuclear engineering degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

UIUC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Nuclear Engineering Report

#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue are $28,794, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s nuclear engineering students in 2019-2020.

Ohio State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141.

Full Ohio State University - Main Campus Nuclear Engineering Report

#6 in overall quality

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a public institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC are $26,644, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Nuclear Engineering at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

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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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