2026 Best Nuclear Engineering Schools in California
Nuclear Engineering degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. The schools below stand out for the quality of their nuclear engineering programs.
College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best nuclear engineering schools.
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Best Schools for Nuclear Engineering in California
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 nuclear engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Nuclear Engineering
University Of California Berkeley tops our 2026 ranking of the best nuclear engineering schools. University Of California Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley. University Of California Berkeley graduates 93% of students within six years. About 57 nuclear engineering degrees were awarded at University Of California Berkeley in the most recent year. Graduates of the nuclear engineering program make about $70,847 in their early career. University Of California Berkeley graduates carry a median of $14,238 in student loans.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 2 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.
