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Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Nuclear Engineering Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for nuclear engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 22% of the nuclear engineering majors at the school.

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#2

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Oregon State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nuclear engineering schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Naval Postgraduate School is a great place for nuclear engineering students working on their master’s degree. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Monterey.

About 33% of the students majoring in nuclear engineering at the school are women while 67% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

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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 4 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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