2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nuclear Engineering (Income Over $110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 29 nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 14 nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in nuclear engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality nuclear engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the nuclear engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The nuclear engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Vallue Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k”.

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Best Vallue Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree nuclear engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nuclear Engineering (Income Over $110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

$24,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Vallue Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #1 spot on the list. U of U is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 1 masters’s nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U also made our “Best Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Nuclear Engineering at U of U

#2

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho

#2 in overall quality

$29,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Moscow, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nuclear engineering degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

U of I also made our “Best Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U of I are $29,112.

Read full report on Nuclear Engineering at U of I

#3

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho

#3 in overall quality

$26,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Vallue Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Idaho State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Pocatello, Idaho, this fairly large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s nuclear engineering students in 2019-2020.

ISU also made our “Best Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at ISU are $26,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Nuclear Engineering at ISU

#4

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$39,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado School of Mines. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Golden, Colorado, this medium-sized public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s nuclear engineering students in 2019-2020.

Mines also made our “Best Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado School of Mines are $39,800, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nuclear Engineering (Income Over $110k)

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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