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Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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2023 Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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Finding the Best Nuclear Engineering Doctor's Degree 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado School of Mines the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for nuclear engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#1

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Our analysis found Idaho State University to be the most popular school for nuclear engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . ISU is a large public school located in the city of Pocatello.

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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of U is a very large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

Full Nuclear Engineering at University of Utah Report

#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Idaho helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nuclear engineering schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . U of I is a large public school located in the town of Moscow.

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Best Nuclear Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 7
Utah 5
Idaho 15

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 4 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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