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2023 Best Nuclear Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Nuclear Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

Nuclear Engineering is the #254 most popular major in the country with 864 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Nuclear Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for nuclear engineering majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Doctorate in Nuclear Engineering

Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the best school for nuclear engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

Full Nuclear Engineering at University of California - Berkeley Report

#2

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

Full Nuclear Engineering at Oregon State University Report

Best Nuclear Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best nuclear engineering colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 80
Washington 0
Oregon 48

One of 40 majors within the area of study, nuclear engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Nuclear Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Siemens Pressebild.

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