by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nuclear Tech Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Nuclear & Radiological Technicians is the 324th most popular major in the country with 299 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, nuclear and radiological technicians graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $55,910 and had an average of $9,078 in loans still to pay off.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 151 nuclear and radiological technicians graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nuclear Tech Major” ranking looked at 16 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in nuclear and radiological technicians. That schools that top this list have a program in nuclear and radiological technicians in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nuclear Tech Major”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern New Mexico College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nuclear Tech Major. Espanola, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s nuclear tech degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
Full Northern New Mexico College Nuclear & Radiological Technicians Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern Health Sciences University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nuclear Tech Major. NWHSU is located in Bloomington, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 associates’s nuclear tech degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cowley County Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nuclear Tech Major. This small school is located in Arkansas City, Kansas, and it awarded 38 associates’s nuclear tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Three Rivers Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nuclear Tech Major. Norwich, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s nuclear tech degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend State Technical College of Missouri. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nuclear Tech Major list. STC is a small public school situated in Linn, Missouri. It awarded 16 associates’s nuclear tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Wharton County Junior College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nuclear Tech Major ranking. Wharton, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s nuclear tech degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
Full Wharton County Junior College Nuclear & Radiological Technicians Report
Salem Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nuclear Tech Major ranking. Salem Community College is located in Carneys Point, New Jersey and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s nuclear tech degrees to qualified students.
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Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nuclear Tech Major ranking. WSU Tech is located in Wichita, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 associates’s nuclear tech degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #9, Lakeshore Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nuclear Tech Major list. This small school is located in Cleveland, Wisconsin, and it awarded 3 associates’s nuclear tech degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Central Piedmont Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nuclear Tech Major list. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s nuclear tech degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Full Central Piedmont Community College Nuclear & Radiological Technicians Report
Salt Lake Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nuclear Tech Major ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified associates’s nuclear tech students in 2020-2021.
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Cape Fear Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nuclear Tech Major ranking. Cape Fear Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Wilmington, North Carolina. It awarded 2 associates’s nuclear tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Cape Fear Community College Nuclear & Radiological Technicians Report
Cumberland County College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nuclear Tech Major ranking. Located in Vineland, New Jersey, this small public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s nuclear tech students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #13, Wallace Community College, Dothan did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nuclear Tech Major list. Wallace, Dothan is a small school located in Dothan, Alabama that handed out 0 associates’s nuclear tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Niagara County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nuclear Tech Major ranking, coming in at #13. Niagara County Community College is located in Sanborn, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s nuclear tech degrees to qualified students.
Full Niagara County Community College Nuclear & Radiological Technicians Report
Texas State Technical College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nuclear Tech Major list. This fairly large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 0 associates’s nuclear tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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