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Finding the Best Nuclear Engineering Graduate Certificate School for You

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.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nuclear engineering majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Naval Postgraduate School the most popular school in the United States for nuclear engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 26 students majoring in nuclear engineering at Naval Postgraduate School, 81% are male and 19% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nuclear engineering schools in the United States. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 33% of the nuclear engineering majors at the school.

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Out of the 12 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a great place for nuclear engineering students working on their graduate certificate. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.

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Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Out of the 12 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public college with a large student population.

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Washington State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the town of Pullman.

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University of Akron Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nuclear engineering programs. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Akron.

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Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Wright-Patterson AFB, AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a public school with a small student population.

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Missouri University of Science and Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-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 12 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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