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2023 Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes 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.

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.

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 Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for nuclear engineering majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Ann Arbor the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for nuclear engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 32 students majoring in nuclear engineering at U-M, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 18% of the nuclear engineering majors at the school.

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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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management landed the # 4 spot on the list. AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a small public school located in the large suburb of Wright-Patterson AFB.

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#5

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nuclear engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in nuclear engineering at Purdue, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nuclear engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in nuclear engineering at Ohio State, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

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Best Nuclear Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best nuclear engineering schools 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 7 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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