2023 Best Nuclear Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Nuclear Engineering Master'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.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Nuclear Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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2023 Best Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for nuclear engineering majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Master's in Nuclear Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Madison the best school in the Great Lakes Region for nuclear engineering students working on their master’s degree. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 75 |
| Ohio | 18 |
| Illinois | 39 |
| Indiana | 38 |
| Wisconsin | 39 |
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Nuclear Engineering Related Rankings by Major
One of 40 majors within the area of study, nuclear engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related 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).
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