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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Nuclear Tech Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 299 people earned their degree in nuclear and radiological technicians, making the major the 324th most popular in the United States. 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.
Across the Plains States region, there were 130 nuclear and radiological technicians graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,350 and $12,656 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 79 nuclear and radiological technicians graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Nuclear Tech Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in nuclear and radiological technicians. To top this list, a school must have a successful nuclear and radiological technicians program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Nuclear Tech Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree nuclear tech students.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Nuclear Tech Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Cowley County Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Arkansas City, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s nuclear tech degrees to 38 students in 2020-2021.
Full Cowley College Nuclear & Radiological Technicians Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Nuclear Tech Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, State Technical College of Missouri landed the #2 spot on the list. STC is a public institution located in Linn, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Nuclear & Radiological Technicians at State Technical College of Missouri
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern Health Sciences University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Nuclear Tech Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate. Northwestern Health Sciences University 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Nuclear Tech Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Located in Wichita, Kansas, this small public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified associates’s nuclear tech students in 2020-2021.
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