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Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Plains States 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for nuclear engineering majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Our analysis found Kansas State University to be the most popular school for nuclear engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 20% of the nuclear engineering majors at the school.

Read full report on Nuclear Engineering at Kansas State University

Out of the 3 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in nuclear engineering at the school are women while 75% are male.

Full Nuclear Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology Report

Out of the 3 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Nuclear Engineering at University of Missouri - Columbia

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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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