by our College Data Analytics Team
Nuclear Engineering is offered at a wide range of schools, including schools where students can earn the degree primarily online. To top this list, a school graduates more nuclear engineering students than other online colleges offering the major.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared yearly graduations across the 5 schools in the United States offering nuclear engineering.
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Below are the online schools that graduate the most nuclear engineering students in the United States.
The most popular school in the country for nuclear engineering students is North Carolina State University At Raleigh. Located in the city of Raleigh, North Carolina State University At Raleigh is a public university. This school awarded about 29 nuclear engineering degrees in the most recent year. Read the full nuclear engineering report for North Carolina State University At Raleigh
Purdue University Main Campus came in at #2 on our list of the most popular nuclear engineering schools. Purdue University Main Campus is a public school located in the city of West Lafayette. This school awarded about 15 nuclear engineering degrees in the most recent year. Read the full nuclear engineering report for Purdue University Main Campus
A rank of #3 makes Pennsylvania State University World Campus one of the most popular schools for nuclear engineering. Pennsylvania State University World Campus is a public school located in the city of University Park. Pennsylvania State University World Campus graduated around 9 nuclear engineering students in the most recent data year. See more about nuclear engineering at Pennsylvania State University World Campus
University Of South Carolina Columbia ranks #4 for nuclear engineering by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Columbia, University Of South Carolina Columbia is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 4 students earned a degree in nuclear engineering from this school. See more about nuclear engineering at University Of South Carolina Columbia
Kansas State University ranks #5 for nuclear engineering by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Manhattan, Kansas State University is a public university. Kansas State University graduated around 3 nuclear engineering students in the most recent data year. See more about nuclear engineering at Kansas State University
This list is compiled by College Factual. Schools are ranked by the number of students who complete a degree in the program each year (completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS). Only schools offering the program in a mostly-online format are included in this online ranking.
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