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2023 Most Popular Online Nuclear Engineering Schools

5 Colleges
$59,111 Avg Salary
$22,196 Avg Student Debt

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 Online Nuclear Engineering Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the United States to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Nuclear Engineering Colleges.

Our analysis found Naval Postgraduate School to be the most popular school for nuclear engineering students who want to pursue an online degree in the United States. Located in the suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public college with a small student population.

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The excellent online programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nuclear engineering schools in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nuclear Engineering Schools list. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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The excellent online programs at Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nuclear engineering schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Wright-Patterson AFB, AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a public college with a small student population.

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Out of the 5 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.

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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 5 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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