by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Nuclear Engineering Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Nuclear Engineering is the 253rd most popular major in the country with 864 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, nuclear engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $59,111 and had an average of $22,196 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 167 nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,919 and $23,919 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Nuclear Engineering Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in nuclear engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their nuclear engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The nuclear engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools Highly Focused on Nuclear Engineering Major in the Southeast Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region nuclear engineering students.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Nuclear Engineering Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Carolina State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Orangeburg, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s nuclear engineering degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Nuclear Engineering at South Carolina State University
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Nuclear Engineering Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #2 spot on the list. UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 67 ’s nuclear engineering degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Nuclear Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 40 ’s nuclear engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Nuclear Engineering at North Carolina State University
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Nuclear Engineering Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Georgia Tech is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 ’s nuclear engineering degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Nuclear Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. UF is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 16 ’s nuclear engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, Virginia Tech did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Nuclear Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s nuclear engineering degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
University of South Carolina - Columbia came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Nuclear Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified ’s nuclear engineering students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of South Carolina - Columbia Nuclear Engineering Report
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