Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #1 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 5 ’s nuclear engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Nuclear Engineering Schools in Virginia” ranking. It costs about $21,301 for Virginia Nuclear Engineering students per year to attend Virginia Tech.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.