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2023 Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$20,362 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nuclear Engineering School for You

With 67 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, nuclear engineering is the #208 most popular major in Pennsylvania.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision.

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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Check out the nuclear engineering programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Nuclear Engineering School

$20,362 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus the best value school in Pennsylvania for nuclear engineering students. Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pitt are $20,362 per year. On average, nuclear engineering graduates from Pitt take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

Pitt excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Nuclear Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania list.

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Best Value Nuclear Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Nuclear Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 43
Maryland 8

One of 40 majors within the area of study, nuclear engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Nuclear Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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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