Best Nuclear Engineering colleges in the U.S. 2025

Best Nuclear Engineering colleges in the U.S. for 2025

Massachusetts Institute of Technology offers 3 Nuclear Engineering degree programs. It's a large, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a midsize city. In 2023, 37 Nuclear Engineering students graduated with students earning 16 Master's degrees, 12 Doctoral degrees, and 9 Bachelor's degrees.

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

Cornell University offers 1 Nuclear Engineering degree programs. It's a very large, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a small city.

University of California-Berkeley offers 3 Nuclear Engineering degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a midsize city. In 2023, 37 Nuclear Engineering students graduated with students earning 14 Bachelor's degrees, 13 Master's degrees, and 10 Doctoral degrees.

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor offers 3 Nuclear Engineering degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a midsize city. In 2023, 47 Nuclear Engineering students graduated with students earning 17 Bachelor's degrees, 15 Master's degrees, and 15 Doctoral degrees.

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Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus offers 3 Nuclear Engineering degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a large city. In 2023, 28 Nuclear Engineering students graduated with students earning 14 Bachelor's degrees, 8 Doctoral degrees, and 6 Master's degrees.

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

University of Florida offers 4 Nuclear Engineering degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a midsize city. In 2023, 18 Nuclear Engineering students graduated with students earning 15 Bachelor's degrees, 2 Doctoral degrees, and 1 Master's degree.

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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign offers 3 Nuclear Engineering degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a small city. In 2023, 49 Nuclear Engineering students graduated with students earning 28 Bachelor's degrees, 12 Master's degrees, and 9 Doctoral degrees.

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Texas A & M University-College Station offers 6 Nuclear Engineering degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a midsize city. In 2023, 108 Nuclear Engineering students graduated with students earning 62 Bachelor's degrees, 21 Master's degrees, 18 Doctoral degrees, and 7 Certificates.

University of Maryland-College Park offers 2 Nuclear Engineering degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a large suburb.

Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN
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Purdue University-Main Campus offers 3 Nuclear Engineering degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a small city. In 2023, 44 Nuclear Engineering students graduated with students earning 25 Bachelor's degrees, 10 Master's degrees, and 9 Doctoral degrees.

List of all Nuclear Engineering colleges in the U.S.

School Average Tuition Student Teacher Ratio Enrolled Students
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Logo Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA
5/5
9 : 1 11,920
Cornell University Logo Cornell University Ithaca, NY
5/5
13 : 1 26,264
University of California-Berkeley Logo University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA
3/5
23 : 1 45,699
Columbia University in the City of New York Logo Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY
5/5
21 : 1 35,279
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Logo University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI
4/5
13 : 1 52,065