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2023 Best Value Nuclear & Radiological Technology Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$8,982 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Nuclear & Radiological Technicians School for You

Nuclear & Radiological Technicians is the #323 most popular major in the country with 299 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 & Radiological Technology Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for nuclear tech 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 & Radiological Technicians Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Nuclear & Radiological Technology

$4,872 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Wharton County Junior College the best value school in the Southwest Region for nuclear and radiological technicians students. Wharton County Junior College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Wharton.

Wharton County Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,872 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent programs at Arizona State University - Skysong helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nuclear and radiological technicians schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU - Skysong are $13,092 per year.

ASU - Skysong excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Nuclear & Radiological Technology Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Full Nuclear & Radiological Technicians at Arizona State University - Skysong Report

Best Nuclear & Radiological Technicians Colleges by State

Explore the best nuclear and radiological technicians colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 14
Arizona 2
New Mexico 17

Nuclear & Radiological Technicians is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Nuclear Tech

Related Major Annual Graduates
Physical Science Technicians 2,909
Other Science Technologies/Technicians 2,451
Biology & Biotech Lab Technician 732
General Science Technologies/Technicians 60

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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