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2023 Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$30,521 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Nuclear Engineering School for You

Nuclear Engineering is the #254 most popular major in the country with 864 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Nuclear Engineering

Our analysis found Colorado School of Mines to be the best value school for nuclear engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Mines is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Golden.

Mines undergraduate students pay an average of $40,838 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Mines is ranked #2 for overall quality for nuclear engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region .

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population.

U of U undergraduate students pay an average of $28,345 in tuition and fees each year.

U of U also claimed a spot on our Best Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID
$27,576 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Idaho helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nuclear engineering schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a fairly large student population.

U of I undergraduate students pay an average of $27,576 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID
$25,326 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Idaho State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Pocatello, ISU is a public college with a large student population.

ISU undergraduate students pay an average of $25,326 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Nuclear Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best nuclear engineering schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 7
Utah 5
Idaho 25

More Nuclear Engineering Rankings in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

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 averages are for the top 4 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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