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2023 Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains 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 can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

Check out the nuclear engineering master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Rocky Mountains Region .

#1

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

Our analysis found University of Idaho to be the most popular school for nuclear engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . U of I is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Moscow.

About 29% of the students majoring in nuclear engineering at the school are women while 71% are male.

Full Nuclear Engineering at University of Idaho Report

#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nuclear engineering schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . U of U is a fairly large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Colorado School of Mines helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nuclear engineering schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the large suburb of Golden, Mines is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Idaho State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. ISU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Pocatello.

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Best Nuclear Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best nuclear engineering colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 7
Utah 5
Idaho 15

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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