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2023 Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$29,347 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,882 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nuclear Engineering 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for nuclear engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for nuclear engineering majors pursuing a .

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Nuclear Engineering

#1

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS
$26,491 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Kansas State University the best value school in the Plains States Region for nuclear engineering students. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a very large student population.

K -State undergraduate students pay an average of $26,491 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Nuclear Engineering at Kansas State University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Mizzou undergraduate students pay an average of $30,450 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Nuclear Engineering at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

Out of the 3 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Missouri University of Science and Technology undergraduate students pay an average of $31,099 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Missouri University of Science and Technology also is in the top 5% of our Best Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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Best Nuclear Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best nuclear engineering schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 12
Kansas 5

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

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 3 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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