2026 Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Schools in the The Plains States Region
[General Nuclear Engineering](/majors/engineering/nuclear-engineering/general-nuclear-engineering/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
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 the The Plains States Region
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
Our analysis ranked Missouri University Of Science And Technology the best value for a degree in general nuclear engineering in the The Plains States Region. Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University Of Science And Technology is a moderately-sized public university. Students from in state pay about $14,984 in tuition and fees, compared with $33,248 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for general nuclear engineering graduates is $23,354. Early-career general nuclear engineering graduates make about $77,947. That is a strong return on a $23,354 median debt. Roughly 72% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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