Nuclear Engineeringbachelor's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #219 out of the 363 majors we look at each year. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.
There was only one school in Illinois to review for the 2025 Best Nuclear Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois 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 Illinois.
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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Nuclear Engineering in Illinois
Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for nuclear engineering students seeking a a bachelor's degree.
Top Illinois Schools for a Bachelor's in Nuclear Engineering
It is hard to beat University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in nuclear engineering. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population.
Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the nuclear engineering program report average early career wages of $81,134.
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).
