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2023 Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Schools

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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. 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 Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 35 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nuclear Engineering program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found University of Michigan - Ann Arbor to be the most popular school for nuclear engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. U-M is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

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Out of the 35 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station 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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Schools list. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Naval Postgraduate School. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Schools list. Located in the suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Schools list. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

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North Carolina State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Schools ranking. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular nuclear engineering programs. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

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Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Oregon State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Schools list. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the city of Corvallis.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nuclear engineering students. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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Nuclear Engineering by Region

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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 25 schools only.

  • 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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