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Best Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region

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2023 Best Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region

2 Colleges
$70,571 Avg Salary
$22,004 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Nuclear Engineering Colleges.

Top Southwest Region Schools in Nuclear Engineering

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the best school for nuclear engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Nuclear Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station

Out of the 2 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. UNM is a very large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

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Best Nuclear Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best nuclear engineering schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 41
New Mexico 8

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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