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

2 Ranked Colleges
28 Degrees Awarded
$21,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking - to help you make that 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 Southwest region, there were 119 nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,800 and $22,250 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 28 nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nuclear Engineering (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s nuclear engineering degrees to qualified students.

UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890.

Read full report on Nuclear Engineering at UNM

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Vallue Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 16 masters’s nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #1 spot in our “Best Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Nuclear Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station

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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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