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Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Master's Degree Schools in California

2023 Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Master's Degree Schools in California

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Finding the Best Nuclear Engineering Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 80 degrees and certificates were awarded to nuclear engineering students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #229 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Master's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular master'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.

Check out the nuclear engineering master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the most popular school in California for nuclear engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Naval Postgraduate School helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nuclear engineering schools in California. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the suburb of Monterey.

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

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Best Nuclear Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 0
Oregon 48

Nuclear Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

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 2 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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