by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 189 degrees in nuclear engineering to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
Your choice of nuclear engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Nuclear Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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The schools below may not offer all types of nuclear engineering degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Every student pursuing a degree in nuclear engineering has to take a look at University of Florida. UF is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville. A Best Colleges rank of #56 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were approximately 22 nuclear engineering students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent data year.
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Every student who is interested in nuclear engineering needs to look into North Carolina State University. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were approximately 43 nuclear engineering students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the nuclear engineering program earn about $74,540 in their early career salary.
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Every student pursuing a degree in nuclear engineering needs to take a look at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Georgia Tech is a great school overall.
There were about 26 nuclear engineering students who graduated with this degree at Georgia Tech in the most recent data year.
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It is hard to beat The University of Tennessee - Knoxville if you want to pursue a degree in nuclear engineering. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Knoxville. This university ranks 2nd out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were approximately 79 nuclear engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent data year. After graduating, nuclear engineering degree recipients generally make an average of $73,724 at the beginning of their careers.
More information about a degree in nuclear engineering from The University of Tennessee - KnoxvilleExplore the best nuclear engineering schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 287 | 32 |
| Florida | 282 | 16 |
| North Carolina | 279 | 40 |
| Virginia | 274 | 4 |
| Tennessee | 269 | 64 |
| South Carolina | 248 | 7 |
One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Nuclear Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Nuclear Engineering | 189 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 8,869 |
| Electrical Engineering | 4,942 |
| Civil Engineering | 4,410 |
| Computer Engineering | 3,378 |
| General Engineering | 2,804 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 2,743 |
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 2,488 |
| Industrial Engineering | 2,386 |
| Chemical Engineering | 2,289 |
| Systems Engineering | 871 |
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