2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nuclear Engineering in the Far Western US Region

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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 the Far Western US region, there were 99 nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $27,000 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 33 nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 2 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the nuclear engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nuclear Engineering in the Far Western US Region

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$28,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Oregon State is a public institution located in Corvallis, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State are $28,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Oregon State Nuclear Engineering Report

#2

University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley, California

#1 in overall quality

$29,347 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. UC Berkeley is a large school located in Berkeley, California that handed out 20 masters’s nuclear engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley also made our “Best Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Nuclear Engineering at University of California - Berkeley

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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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