2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Nuclear Engineering in New York

When it comes to popularity, a master's degree in nuclear engineering sits in the middle of the road, ranking #192 out of 326 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Nuclear Engineering in New York ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 2 master's degrees in nuclear engineering to qualified students.

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One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for nuclear engineering.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Nuclear Engineering in New York

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Nuclear Engineering Students Working on Their Master's

1

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a popular choice for students pursuing a master's degree in nuclear engineering. Located in the small city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in nuclear engineering in New York. More information about a master’s in nuclear engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

2

University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University at Buffalo if you wish to pursue a master's degree in nuclear engineering. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Buffalo. More information about a master’s in nuclear engineering from University at Buffalo

Best Nuclear Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	238	18
Maryland	190	0

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Nuclear Engineering Related Rankings by Major

One of 40 majors within the Engineering area of study, Nuclear Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Nuclear Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	911
Mechanical Engineering	710
Operations Research	523
Industrial Engineering	424
Biomedical Engineering	364
Computer Engineering	331
Civil Engineering	328
Chemical Engineering	204
Systems Engineering	132
Environmental Engineering	100

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.