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2026 Most Popular Online Nuclear Engineering Schools

There are 2 schools that offer a degree in Nuclear Engineering mostly online. The most popular online schools, by student demand, are below:

Today’s Nuclear Engineering 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 halfway across the country without even leaving your house.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Nuclear Engineering Schools ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the United States to see which mostly-online Nuclear Engineering programs were the most popular. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with mostly-online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for Nuclear Engineering majors pursuing an online degree.

Our 2026 rankings named Texas A&M University-College Station the most popular online school in the U.S. for Nuclear Engineering majors. Texas A&M University-College Station is a public school located in College Station, TX. About 75% of degrees in Nuclear Engineering here are earned online. This school awarded 105 degrees in Nuclear Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Women make up 21% of the Nuclear Engineering students at the school. Early-career graduates of the school earn a median salary of $54,018. Read full report on Nuclear Engineering at Texas A&M University-College Station

Naval Postgraduate School comes in at #2 on our 2026 list of the most popular online colleges for Nuclear Engineering majors. Naval Postgraduate School is a public school located in Monterey, CA. About 100% of degrees in Nuclear Engineering here are earned online. This school awarded 1 degrees in Nuclear Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Early-career graduates of the school earn a median salary of $40,669. Full Nuclear Engineering at Naval Postgraduate School Report

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More Nuclear Engineering Rankings

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the Most Popular Online Nuclear Engineering Schools ranking, along with other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Nuclear Engineering Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Nuclear Engineering 959
Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 42,939
Electrical Engineering 26,760
Civil Engineering 20,005
Computer Engineering 19,986
Biomedical Engineering 13,914

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*The average salary above is for the top 2 schools only.

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