2025 Best General Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region

If you plan on majoring in general nuclear engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #468 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for general nuclear engineering students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 85 degrees in general nuclear engineering annually.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall General Nuclear Engineering Schools List

General Nuclear Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for General Nuclear Engineering in the Far Western US Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the general nuclear engineering degree levels they offer.

Top Far Western US Region Schools in General Nuclear Engineering

1

University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

43 General Nuclear Engineering Degrees Awarded

University of California - Berkeley is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general nuclear engineering. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in general nuclear engineering from University of California - Berkeley

2

Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

38 General Nuclear Engineering Degrees Awarded

Oregon State University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in general nuclear engineering. Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree 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	999	54
Washington	831	0
Oregon	587	48

View All Rankings >

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Siemens Pressebild.

More about our data sources and methodologies.