Nuclear Engineering degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #253 out of the 395 majors we look at each year. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.
There was only one school in Texas to review for the 2025 Best Nuclear Engineering Schools in Texas ranking.
The nuclear engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Nuclear Engineering Schools in Texas.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the nuclear engineering degree levels they offer.
It's hard to beat Texas A&M University - College Station if you wish to pursue a degree in nuclear engineering. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a very large student population.
Graduates who receive their degree from the nuclear engineering program earn about $66,604 for their early career.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
