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2023 Best Nuclear Engineering Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

1 Ranked Colleges
22 Degrees Awarded
$25,500 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Nuclear Engineering

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 New England 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 New England region, there were 22 nuclear engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent nuclear engineering programs, but they also offer a lot of support to 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Nuclear Engineering

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Nuclear Engineering”.

Top 1 Best Nuclear Engineering Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Nuclear Engineering list. This fairly large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 22 ’s nuclear engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

MIT also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 11,254 students enrolled at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 129 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 38 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,024. In addition to receiving other benefits, 32 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Massachusetts Institute of Technology offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at MIT]](/colleges/massachusetts-institute-of-technology/student-life/veterans/)

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