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2022 Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that 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 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 $48-$75k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in nuclear engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent nuclear engineering programs, but they also 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 Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree nuclear engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nuclear Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Read more about Nuclear Engineering at University of Florida

#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 23 doctorate’s nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC State, the school also landed the #1 spot 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Full North Carolina State University Nuclear Engineering Report

#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 $48-$75k list. Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s nuclear engineering degrees to qualified students.

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 Tech are $31,334, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus 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 $48-$75k list. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s nuclear engineering degrees to qualified students.

Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 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 Virginia Tech are $30,547.

Read more about Nuclear Engineering at Virginia Tech

#5

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of South Carolina - Columbia is a large public school situated in Columbia, South Carolina. 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UofSC Nuclear Engineering Report

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. 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 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Knoxville are $31,798.

Full UT Knoxville 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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