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2023 Best Value Nuclear Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$31,621 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Nuclear Engineering Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, nuclear engineering was ranked #185 in the country. In fact 437 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Nuclear Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Southeast Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for nuclear engineering students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Nuclear Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the nuclear engineering graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Nuclear Engineering

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Tech the best value school in the Southeast Region for nuclear engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Virginia Tech are $31,443 per year.

Virginia Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Nuclear Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a great value for nuclear engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a very large student population.

UT Knoxville graduate students pay an average of $31,798 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Nuclear Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Best Nuclear Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best nuclear engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 5
Florida 7
Georgia 16
North Carolina 29
Tennessee 35
South Carolina 3

One of 39 majors within the area of study, nuclear engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Nuclear Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Siemens Pressebild.

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