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Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US 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.

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 Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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 master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the most popular school for nuclear engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

Of the 18 students majoring in nuclear engineering at UC Berkeley, 78% are male and 22% are female.

Full Nuclear Engineering at University of California - Berkeley Report

#2

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Oregon State University is a great place for nuclear engineering students working on their master’s degree. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Corvallis.

Read full report on Nuclear Engineering at Oregon State University

Out of the 4 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Naval Postgraduate School landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 33% of the nuclear engineering majors at the school.

Full Nuclear Engineering at Naval Postgraduate School Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Washington - Seattle Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nuclear engineering schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Nuclear Engineering at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Best Nuclear Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best nuclear engineering schools 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 4 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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