2026 Best General Nuclear Engineering Schools in New York
General Nuclear Engineering programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
College Factual analyzed 4 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best general nuclear engineering schools.
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Best Schools for General Nuclear Engineering in New York
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the general nuclear engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in General Nuclear Engineering
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute tops our 2026 ranking of the best general nuclear engineering schools. Set in the city of Troy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit institution. The six-year graduation rate is 84%. About 25 general nuclear engineering degrees were awarded at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the most recent year. General Nuclear Engineering graduates of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute earn a median of $77,014 early in their careers. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute graduates carry a median of $19,500 in student loans.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 4 schools evaluated.
- 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
