You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a Bachelor's Degree in nuclear engineering. It is ranked #219 out of 363 major degree programs in terms of popularity. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.
There was only one school in the Southwest Region to review for the 2025 Best Nuclear Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. If you would like to see more options to choose from, check out the Best Bachelor's Degree Schools in the United States ranking..
The nuclear engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Nuclear Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region.
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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Nuclear Engineering in the Southwest Region
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in nuclear engineering.
Top Southwest Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Nuclear Engineering
It is difficult to beat Texas A&M University - College Station if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in nuclear engineering. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a fairly large student population.
After graduation, nuclear engineering bachelor's recipients generally make an average of $66,604 at the beginning of their careers.
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).
