2027 Best Nuclear Engineering Schools in New York
Nuclear Engineering programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.
For its 2027 ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for nuclear engineering students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for Nuclear Engineering in New York
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall nuclear engineering education in New York.
Top Schools in Nuclear Engineering
No school ranked higher than Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute this year for nuclear engineering. This moderately-sized private not-for-profit university is located in the city of Troy. About 84% of students finish within six years. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute awarded about 17 nuclear engineering degrees in the most recent data year. Nuclear Engineering graduates of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute earn a median of $77,014 early in their careers. Students borrow a median of $19,500 to complete this degree.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 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 · 1 school 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.
