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2023 Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree 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.

Check out the nuclear engineering doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Tennessee - Knoxville the most popular school in the Southeast Region for nuclear engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 13% of the students majoring in nuclear engineering at the school are women while 88% are male.

Full Nuclear Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great place for nuclear engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a very large student population.

About 14% of the students majoring in nuclear engineering at the school are women while 86% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nuclear engineering schools in the Southeast Region . Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

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#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

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With a ranking of #6, University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nuclear engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UofSC is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

Full Nuclear Engineering at University of South Carolina - Columbia Report

Best Nuclear Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 5
Florida 7
Georgia 16
North Carolina 29
Tennessee 35
South Carolina 3

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

Majors Similar to Nuclear Engineering

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 6 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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