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2026 Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools in New York
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the general nuclear engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute tops our 2026 list of the best value general nuclear engineering schools in New York. Located in the city of Troy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $64,078. General Nuclear Engineering graduates carry a median of $19,500 in student loans. Soon after graduation, general nuclear engineering degree recipients from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute generally make around $77,014. Set against $19,500 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute admits about 64% of applicants.
Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 4 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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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