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2023 Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region

5 Colleges
$47,169 Avg Salary
$20,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nuclear Engineering School for You

Nuclear Engineering is the #254 most popular major in the country with 864 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular 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.

Check out the nuclear engineering programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Our analysis found Oregon State University to be the most popular school for nuclear engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Oregon State is a very large public school located in the city of Corvallis.

While working on their degree, nuclear engineering majors at Oregon State accumulate an average of around $20,000 in student debt.

Full Nuclear Engineering at Oregon State University Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 2 spot on the list. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Naval Postgraduate School. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

Full Nuclear Engineering at Washington State University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Nuclear Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best nuclear engineering colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 80
Washington 0
Oregon 48

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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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