2024 Best Nuclear Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

a doctor's degree in nuclear engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #96 out of 306 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for nuclear engineering students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 11 doctor's degrees in nuclear engineering to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on nuclear engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of nuclear engineering students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• 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.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for nuclear engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized nuclear engineering related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for nuclear engineering students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Nuclear Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Nuclear Engineering in the Plains States Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in nuclear engineering.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Doctorate in Nuclear Engineering

1

Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, MO

4 Annual Graduates

Missouri University of Science and Technology is a good option for students pursuing a doctor's degree in nuclear engineering. Located in the remote town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in nuclear engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology

2

Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS

5 Annual Graduates

Kansas State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in nuclear engineering. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in nuclear engineering from Kansas State University

Best Nuclear Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best nuclear engineering schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	122	6
Kansas	97	5

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Nuclear Engineering Related Rankings by Major

One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Nuclear Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Nuclear Engineering Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Nuclear Engineering	11

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	118
Mechanical Engineering	88
Civil Engineering	86
Biomedical Engineering	72
Chemical Engineering	58
Engineering Mechanics	35
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	33
Computer Engineering	28
General Engineering	25
Other Engineering	23

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.