2024 Best General Nuclear Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in general nuclear engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #402 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of general nuclear engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 41 bachelor's degrees in general nuclear engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general nuclear engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general nuclear engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general nuclear engineering related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general nuclear engineering students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Nuclear Engineering in the Far Western US Region

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

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Bachelor's in General Nuclear Engineering

1

University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

University of California - Berkeley is a good option for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in general nuclear engineering. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general nuclear engineering from University of California - Berkeley

2

Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

30 Annual Graduates

Oregon State University is a great choice for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in general nuclear engineering. Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general nuclear engineering from Oregon State University

Best General Nuclear Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best general nuclear engineering colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	643	11
Oregon	343	30

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General Nuclear Engineering Related Rankings by Major

One of 0 majors within the Nuclear Engineering area of study, General Nuclear Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

• 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).
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