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2023 Best Nuclear Engineering Schools in Virginia

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Finding the Best Nuclear Engineering School for You

Nuclear Engineering is the #180 most popular major in Virginia with 5 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Nuclear Engineering Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 1 schools in Virginia to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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The following school tops our list of the Best Nuclear Engineering Colleges.

Best Nuclear Engineering School

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Tech the best school in Virginia for nuclear engineering students. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

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Best Nuclear Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 7
Georgia 16
North Carolina 29
Tennessee 35
South Carolina 3

One of 39 majors within the area of study, nuclear engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Nuclear Engineering

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 values are for the top school 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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