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2023 Best Nuclear Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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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 fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nuclear engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great place for nuclear engineering students working on their master’s degree. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

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Best Nuclear Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best nuclear engineering schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 75
Ohio 18
Illinois 39
Indiana 38
Wisconsin 39

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

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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