2022 Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in New York

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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 New York, there were 55 nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,900 and $27,000 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,095 and $123,917 respectively.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in New York” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in New York.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nuclear Engineering in New York

#1

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, New York

#1 in overall quality

$58,325 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Troy, New York, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

RPI also made our “Best Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at RPI are $58,325, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full RPI 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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