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Finding the Best Nuclear Engineering Master'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Nuclear Engineering Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 23 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for nuclear engineering majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Nuclear Engineering Master's Degree Schools

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

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Out of the 23 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Nuclear Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Nuclear Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great place for nuclear engineering students working on their master’s degree. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great place for nuclear engineering students working on their master’s degree. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nuclear engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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#7

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

With a ranking of #7, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for nuclear engineering students working on their master’s degree. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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With a ranking of #8, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on this year’s best schools for nuclear engineering students working on their master’s degree. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

Full Nuclear Engineering at University of California - Berkeley Report

#9

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nuclear engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nuclear engineering programs. Located in the small city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Nuclear Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Report

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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 23 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Siemens Pressebild.

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