2024 Best Nuclear Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Nuclear Engineering isn't the most popular master's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #198 in popularity out of 343 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of nuclear engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 33 master's degrees in nuclear engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to nuclear engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other nuclear engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt nuclear engineering students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized nuclear engineering related body.

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.

More Ways to Rank Nuclear Engineering Schools

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 in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Nuclear Engineering in the Southwest Region

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

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Master's in Nuclear Engineering

1

Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, TX

25 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in nuclear engineering has to check out Texas A&M University - College Station. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in nuclear engineering from Texas A&M University - College Station

2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM

8 Annual Graduates

University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a wonderful decision for individuals interested in a master's degree in nuclear engineering. UNM is a very large public university located in the city of Albuquerque.More information about a master’s in nuclear engineering from University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Best Nuclear Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best nuclear engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	235	25
New Mexico	114	8

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Rankings in Majors Related to Nuclear Engineering

Nuclear Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Nuclear Engineering Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Nuclear Engineering	33

Majors Similar to Nuclear Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	891
Mechanical Engineering	760
Computer Engineering	604
Civil Engineering	501
Industrial Engineering	444
General Engineering	315
Biomedical Engineering	297
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	225
Systems Engineering	185
Electrical and Computer Engineering.	178

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.