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

1 Ranked Colleges
5 Degrees Awarded
$39,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master's in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

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 Colorado, there were 7 nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 5 nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,789 and $41,587 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great nuclear engineering programs and cost less that 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 Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nuclear Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in Colorado

#1

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado School of Mines landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Golden, Colorado, this medium-sized public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s nuclear engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mines, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado School of Mines are $39,800, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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