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2025 Best Nuclear Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

1 College in the Middle Atlantic Region
91 Bachelor's Degrees
$77,616 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you're seeking a Bachelor's Degree in nuclear engineering, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #219 one in the country in terms of popularity.While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Nuclear Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in nuclear engineering.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Nuclear Engineering

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in nuclear engineering. RPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the nuclear engineering program make an average of $77,014 in their early career salary.

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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 Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 275 38
Pennsylvania 274 46
Maryland 207 8

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Nuclear Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Nuclear Engineering Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Nuclear Engineering 91

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 5,059
Electrical Engineering 2,301
Civil Engineering 2,070
Biomedical Engineering 1,707
Chemical Engineering 1,531
Computer Engineering 1,432
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 680
Industrial Engineering 582
General Engineering 454
Environmental Engineering 367

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