Find Grad Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Master's Degree Schools in California

Find Schools Near

2023 Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Master's Degree Schools in California

2 Colleges

Finding the Best Nuclear Engineering Master's Degree School for You

With 69 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, nuclear engineering is the #149 most popular major in California.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

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 California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in California to see which master's degree 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the most popular school in California for nuclear engineering students working on their master’s degree. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

About 22% of the students majoring in nuclear engineering at the school are women while 78% are male.

Read full report on Nuclear Engineering at University of California - Berkeley

Out of the 2 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Naval Postgraduate School landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in nuclear engineering at Naval Postgraduate School, 67% are male and 33% are female.

Read full report on Nuclear Engineering at Naval Postgraduate School

Best Nuclear Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 0
Oregon 18

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 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.

Featured Schools

Find Graduate Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited graduate schools across the U.S.