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Best Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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2023 Best Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2 Colleges
$70,021 Avg Salary
$23,250 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nuclear Engineering 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for nuclear engineering majors pursuing a .

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Nuclear Engineering

Our analysis found Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to be the best school for nuclear engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . 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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Out of the 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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Best Nuclear Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best nuclear engineering colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 5
Pennsylvania 21
Maryland 0

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 2 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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