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2023 Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region

6 Colleges
$63,919 Avg Salary
$23,919 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nuclear Engineering 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.

The Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Southeast Region to see which 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 Colleges.

Our analysis found The University of Tennessee - Knoxville to be the most popular school for nuclear engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nuclear engineering schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nuclear engineering schools in the Southeast Region . Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

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#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

The excellent programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nuclear engineering schools in the Southeast Region . Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

Full Nuclear Engineering at Virginia Tech Report

University of South Carolina - Columbia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UofSC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

Full Nuclear Engineering at University of South Carolina - Columbia Report

Best Nuclear Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best nuclear engineering schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

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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