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

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.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for nuclear engineering students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 73 bachelor's degrees in nuclear engineering to qualified students.

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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 bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor'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 bachelor'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 easy is it for nuclear engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized nuclear engineering related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for nuclear engineering students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Nuclear Engineering Schools

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.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

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

1

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

60 Annual Graduates

$70,571 Median Starting Salary

$18,471 Median Student Debt

It's difficult to beat Texas A&M University - College Station if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in nuclear engineering. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a very large student population.

Soon after graduating, nuclear engineering bachelor's recipients generally earn around $70,571 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in nuclear engineering from Texas A&M University - College Station

2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM

13 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of New Mexico - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in nuclear engineering. UNM is a fairly large public university located in the city of Albuquerque.More information about a bachelor’s in nuclear engineering from University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Best Nuclear Engineering Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	245	60
New Mexico	133	13

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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	73

Majors Similar to Nuclear Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	4,367
Electrical Engineering	2,476
Civil Engineering	1,600
Chemical Engineering	1,225
Computer Engineering	1,141
Biomedical Engineering	889
Industrial Engineering	777
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	744
Petroleum Engineering	364
General Engineering	280

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.