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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nuclear Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

6 Ranked Colleges
65 Degrees Awarded
$30,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 Southeast region, there were 231 nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,733 and $21,632 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 65 nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree nuclear engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nuclear Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 4 masters’s nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UF also made our “Best Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UF Nuclear Engineering Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 8 masters’s nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree nuclear engineering students whose families make $75-$110k list, Georgia Tech has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus are $31,334, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Nuclear Engineering Report

#3

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. NC State is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 15 masters’s nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree nuclear engineering students whose families make $75-$110k list, NC State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Nuclear Engineering Master’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

#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s nuclear engineering degrees to qualified students.

Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Nuclear Engineering at Virginia Tech

#5

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s nuclear engineering students in 2019-2020.

UofSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Nuclear Engineering Master’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 UofSC Nuclear Engineering Report

#2 in overall quality

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 29 masters’s nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree nuclear engineering students whose families make $75-$110k list, UT Knoxville has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. 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 more about Nuclear Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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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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