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Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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2023 Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

5 Colleges
$70,021 Avg Salary
$23,250 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nuclear Engineering School for You

Nuclear Engineering is the #185 most popular major in the country with 437 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 .

Our analysis found Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to be the most popular school for nuclear engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the small city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Our analysis found University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus to be the most popular school for nuclear engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

Full Nuclear Engineering at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Report

#3

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

The excellent programs at University at Buffalo helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nuclear engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a very large student population.

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#3

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Out of the 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

Full Nuclear Engineering at Cornell University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Nuclear Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best nuclear engineering colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 5
Pennsylvania 21
Maryland 0

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 5 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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