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2023 Best Nuclear Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Nuclear Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

Nuclear Engineering is the #185 most popular major in the country with 437 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Nuclear Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Nuclear Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Nuclear Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Massachusetts Institute of Technology to be the best school for nuclear engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nuclear engineering schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great place for nuclear engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree nuclear engineering programs. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ranked #8 on this year’s Best Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree nuclear engineering programs. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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Colorado School of Mines ranked #10 on this year’s Best Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Mines is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Golden.

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Nuclear Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 22 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
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