2023 Best Nuclear & Radiological Technicians Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Nuclear Tech” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality nuclear and radiological technicians programs as well as strong veteran support.
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.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The nuclear tech school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Nuclear Tech”.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Nuclear Tech
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region vets studying nuclear tech.
Top 1 Best Nuclear & Radiological Technicians Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Nuclear Tech 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 ’s nuclear tech degrees to 41 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our plains states region vets studying nuclear tech list, Cowley College has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 2,475 students enrolled at Cowley College, 65 are 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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Cowley College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Cowley College]](/colleges/cowley-county-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
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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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