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2023 Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast 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.

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Southeast Region to see which graduate certificate 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 graduate certificate.

Our analysis found The University of Tennessee - Knoxville to be the most popular school for nuclear engineering students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Nuclear Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Report

#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

Full Nuclear Engineering at Virginia Tech Report

Best Nuclear Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best nuclear engineering colleges 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 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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