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2023 Best Nuclear Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Nuclear Engineering Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 864 people earned a degree or certificate in nuclear engineering, making the major the #254 most popular in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Nuclear Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for nuclear engineering majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Nuclear Engineering

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the best school for nuclear engineering students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a great place for nuclear engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Out of the 5 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 5 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the # 4 spot on the list. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.

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#5

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Idaho is a great place for nuclear engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public college with a large student population.

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Nuclear Engineering by Region

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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 5 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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