2026 Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools in Massachusetts
[General Nuclear Engineering](/majors/engineering/nuclear-engineering/general-nuclear-engineering/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong general nuclear engineering education at a price that pays off.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for general nuclear engineering students.
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2026 Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools in Massachusetts
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in general nuclear engineering, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology earned the #1 spot for value among general nuclear engineering schools in Massachusetts. Massachusetts Institute Of Technology is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge. In-state tuition and fees average $62,396. Students borrow a median of $13,516 to complete the general nuclear engineering program here. Soon after graduation, general nuclear engineering degree recipients from Massachusetts Institute Of Technology generally make around $113,129. That is a strong return on a $13,516 median debt. Roughly 4% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published 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 · 2 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).
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