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2023 Best Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

3 Colleges
$52,882 Avg Salary
$23,670 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nuclear Engineering School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, nuclear engineering was ranked #185 in the country. In fact 437 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Top Plains States Region Schools in Nuclear Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - Columbia the best school in the Plains States Region for nuclear engineering students. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a very large student population.

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#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State 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 Missouri University of Science and Technology. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the remote town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Nuclear Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 12
Kansas 5

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

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 3 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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