by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Nuclear Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 136 nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,021 and $23,250 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 92 nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Nuclear Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in nuclear engineering. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in nuclear engineering.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Nuclear Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend United States Military Academy. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Nuclear Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s. United States Military Academy is located in West Point, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s nuclear engineering degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Nuclear Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a private not-for-profit institution located in Troy, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Read more about Nuclear Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend United States Naval Academy. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Nuclear Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Annapolis is located in Annapolis, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s nuclear engineering degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Nuclear Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the #4 spot on the list. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nuclear engineering degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
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