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2023 Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region

9 Colleges
$56,885 Avg Salary
$20,808 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.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Great Lakes 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 Great Lakes Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Ann Arbor the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for nuclear engineering students. U-M is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

The average amount in student loans that nuclear engineering majors at U-M take out is $22,000.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 2 spot on the list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

On average, nuclear engineering graduates from UIUC take out $20,925 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The excellent programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nuclear engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

After completing their degree, nuclear engineering graduates from Purdue carry an average student debt load of $19,500.

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Out of the 9 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 very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a great place for nuclear engineering students. Located in the suburb of Wright-Patterson AFB, AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a public college with a small student population.

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University of Akron Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular nuclear engineering programs. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the midsize city of Akron.

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#7

Wilberforce University

Wilberforce, OH

Wilberforce University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Wilberforce, Wilberforce University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular nuclear engineering programs. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very 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 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 9 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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