2027 Best Nuclear Engineering Schools in Tennessee
Nuclear Engineering programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. The schools below stand out for the quality of their nuclear engineering programs.
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 Tennessee
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
Our analysis ranked The University Of Tennessee the best school in the country for a degree in nuclear engineering. Located in the city of Knoxville, The University Of Tennessee is a very large public university. Roughly 74% of students complete a degree within six years here. The University Of Tennessee awarded about 83 nuclear engineering degrees in the most recent data year. Nuclear Engineering graduates of The University Of Tennessee earn a median of $73,724 early in their careers. Students borrow a median of $23,000 to complete this degree.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 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 · 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.
