2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Nuclear Tech
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 for Nuclear Tech” 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.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Nuclear Tech” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in nuclear and radiological technicians. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent nuclear and radiological technicians programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the nuclear and radiological technicians program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Nuclear Tech
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Nuclear Tech”.
Top 2 Best Nuclear & Radiological Technicians Colleges for Veterans
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Nuclear Tech that were part of this year’s ranking, Cowley County Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Cowley College is a public institution located in Arkansas City, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 41 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Cowley College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 2,475 students enrolled at Cowley College, 65 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 43 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,103. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Nuclear Tech that were part of this year’s ranking, Wharton County Junior College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Wharton, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified ’s nuclear tech students in 2020-2021.
Wharton County Junior College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 6,099 students enrolled at Wharton County Junior College, 166 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 73 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,015. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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