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2023 Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

6 Colleges
$59,111 Avg Salary
$21,760 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nuclear Engineering Bachelor'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.

The Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nuclear Engineering program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our analysis found Purdue University - Main Campus to be the most popular school for nuclear engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

About 22% of the students majoring in nuclear engineering at the school are women while 78% are male.

Nuclear Engineering majors at Purdue take out an average of $18,952 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Nuclear Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the most popular school for nuclear engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

Women make up 9% of the nuclear engineering majors at the school.

Nuclear Engineering majors at UIUC take out an average of $18,288 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Read full report on Nuclear Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Our analysis found University of Michigan - Ann Arbor to be the most popular school for nuclear engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

Women make up 9% of the nuclear engineering majors at the school.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nuclear engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

About 14% of the students majoring in nuclear engineering at the school are women while 86% are male.

Full Nuclear Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Nuclear Engineering at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report

#5

Wilberforce University

Wilberforce, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wilberforce University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of Wilberforce, Wilberforce University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Nuclear Engineering at Wilberforce University

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 6 schools only.

  • 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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