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

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Southeast 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 analysis found The University of Tennessee - Knoxville to be the most popular school for nuclear engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in nuclear engineering at UT Knoxville, 81% are male and 19% are female.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 13% of the nuclear engineering majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a great place for nuclear engineering students working on their master’s degree. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

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

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#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nuclear engineering schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of South Carolina - Columbia is a great place for nuclear engineering students working on their master’s degree. UofSC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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#6

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

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Best Nuclear Engineering Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 5
Florida 7
Georgia 16
North Carolina 29
Tennessee 35
South Carolina 3

One of 39 majors within the area of study, nuclear engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Nuclear Engineering

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 6 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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