When it comes to popularity, a bachelor's degree in nuclear engineering sits in the middle of the road, ranking #197 out of 338 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
There was only one school in the Plains States Region to review for the 2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Nuclear Engineering in the Plains States Region ranking. If you would like to see more options to choose from, check out the Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Schools in the United States ranking..
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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Nuclear Engineering in the Plains States Region
Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in nuclear engineering.
Most Well Attended Schools for Nuclear Engineering Students Working on Their Bachelor's
Missouri University of Science and Technology is a popular choice for students interested in a bachelor's degree in nuclear engineering. Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in nuclear engineering in Missouri.
Soon after graduating, nuclear engineering bachelor's recipients typically earn around $61,400 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).
