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2024 Best Nuclear Engineering Master's Degree Schools

20 Colleges in the United States
229 Master's Degrees
Nuclear Engineering is about average in terms of popularity for master's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #198 out of the 343 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

College Factual reviewed 20 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of nuclear engineering. Combined, these schools handed out 229 master's degrees in nuclear engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Nuclear Engineering School for Your Master's Degree

Best Nuclear Engineering Master's Degree Schools Your choice of nuclear engineering for getting your master's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality nuclear engineering program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

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

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

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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 Master's Degree Schools list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Nuclear Engineering in the United States

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for nuclear engineering students seeking a a master's degree.

10 Top Schools for a Master's in Nuclear Engineering

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4 Annual Graduates

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a wonderful option for individuals interested in a master's degree in nuclear engineering. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.More information about a master’s in nuclear engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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25 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Texas A&M University - College Station if you wish to pursue a master's degree in nuclear engineering. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of College Station.More information about a master’s in nuclear engineering from Texas A&M University - College Station

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18 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in nuclear engineering needs to check out University of California - Berkeley. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in nuclear engineering from University of California - Berkeley

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32 Annual Graduates

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a master's degree in nuclear engineering. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in nuclear engineering from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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9 Annual Graduates

Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.More information about a master’s in nuclear engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

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9 Annual Graduates

UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Champaign.More information about a master’s in nuclear engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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11 Annual Graduates

UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the city of Madison.More information about a master’s in nuclear engineering from University of Wisconsin - Madison

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15 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in nuclear engineering from North Carolina State University

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7 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in nuclear engineering from Purdue University - Main Campus

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
4 Annual Graduates

UF is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.More information about a master’s in nuclear engineering from University of Florida

Nuclear Engineering by Region

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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 229

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 8,658
Mechanical Engineering 7,218
Computer Engineering 5,020
Civil Engineering 4,884
Biomedical Engineering 3,089
General Engineering 2,969
Industrial Engineering 2,483
Systems Engineering 2,186
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 1,880
Chemical Engineering 1,558

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