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2023 Best Nuclear Engineering Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

1 Ranked Colleges
128 Degrees Awarded
$36,300 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Nuclear Engineering

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Nuclear Engineering” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 864 people earned their degree in nuclear engineering, making the major the 253rd most popular in the United States. 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 Far Western US region, there were 128 nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,169 and $20,000 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great nuclear engineering programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the nuclear engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Nuclear Engineering

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region vets studying nuclear engineering.

Top 1 Best Nuclear Engineering Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

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Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Nuclear Engineering list. This large school is located in Corvallis, Oregon, and it awarded 48 ’s nuclear engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Oregon State also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Of the 32,312 students enrolled at Oregon State University, 1,559 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,000 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,385. During this same period, 17 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, 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 85%.

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