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Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

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Finding the Best Nuclear Engineering Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Far Western US Region 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 Far Western US Region for nuclear engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Monterey.

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

Full Nuclear Engineering at Naval Postgraduate School Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Nuclear Engineering at Washington State University Report

Best Nuclear Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best nuclear engineering schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

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 2 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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