2027 Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools in New York
[Nuclear Engineering](/majors/engineering/nuclear-engineering/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
College Factual analyzed 1 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value nuclear engineering schools.
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2027 Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools in New York
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the nuclear engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools
Leading the list is Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, our #1 best value for nuclear engineering in New York. Located in the city of Troy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $64,078. Students borrow a median of $19,500 to complete the nuclear engineering program here. Early-career nuclear engineering graduates make about $77,014. That is a strong return on a $19,500 median debt. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute admits about 64% of applicants.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked school only.
- 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).
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