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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nuclear Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 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 $30-$48k

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 Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 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 $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree nuclear engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nuclear Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s nuclear engineering students in 2019-2020.

UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Florida Nuclear Engineering Report

#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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #2 spot on the list. North Carolina State University is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 23 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree nuclear engineering students whose families make $30-$48k list, NC State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Nuclear Engineering at NC State

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Georgia Tech is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 6 doctorate’s nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus are $31,334, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Georgia Tech Nuclear Engineering Report

#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 3 doctorate’s nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree nuclear engineering students whose families make $30-$48k list, Virginia Tech has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Nuclear Engineering at Virginia Tech

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 $30-$48k. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s nuclear engineering degrees to 16 students 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Knoxville are $31,798.

Read full report on Nuclear Engineering at UT Knoxville

#6

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#5 in overall quality

University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This large school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UofSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofSC are $30,160, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of South Carolina - Columbia 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%.

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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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