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Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region

5 Colleges
$47,169 Avg Salary
$20,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nuclear Engineering 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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which 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 .

Our analysis found Naval Postgraduate School to be the most popular school for nuclear engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Monterey.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

The excellent programs at Oregon State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nuclear engineering schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Washington State University is a great place for nuclear engineering students. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Washington - Seattle Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nuclear engineering schools in the Far Western US Region . UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

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Best Nuclear Engineering Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
California 69
Washington 0
Oregon 18

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 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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