2024 Best Nuclear Engineering Schools in Idaho

If you're seeking a degree in nuclear engineering, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #253 one in the country in terms of popularity.As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Nuclear Engineering Schools in Idaho ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 25 degrees in nuclear engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Pick Your Nuclear Engineering Degree Level

The nuclear engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Nuclear Engineering Schools in Idaho. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Nuclear Engineering in Idaho

If you aren't 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 Idaho Schools in Nuclear Engineering

1

University of Idaho
Moscow, ID

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

60.0% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Idaho if you wish to pursue a degree in nuclear engineering. U of I is a large public university located in the town of Moscow.More information about a degree in nuclear engineering from University of Idaho

2

Idaho State University
Pocatello, ID

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

It's difficult to beat Idaho State University if you wish to pursue a degree in nuclear engineering. ISU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Pocatello.More information about a degree in nuclear engineering from Idaho State University

Best Nuclear Engineering Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	275	7
Utah	266	5

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Rankings in Majors Related to Nuclear Engineering

Nuclear Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Nuclear Engineering Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Nuclear Engineering	25

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Most Popular Majors Related to Nuclear Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	337
Civil Engineering	152
Electrical Engineering	152
Computer Engineering	68
Materials Engineering	49
General Engineering	47
Chemical Engineering	28
Biological Engineering	19
Electrical and Computer Engineering.	16
Engineering Science	10

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
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More about our data sources and methodologies.