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2023 Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region

8 Colleges
$56,885 Avg Salary
$20,808 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Great Lakes 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 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Ann Arbor the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for nuclear engineering students. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nuclear engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a small public school located in the suburb of Wright-Patterson AFB.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Akron Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for nuclear engineering students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nuclear engineering students. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

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Best Nuclear Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best nuclear engineering colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 52
Illinois 16
Ohio 18
Indiana 15
Wisconsin 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 8 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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