2023 Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region
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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
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 New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 1 schools in the New England 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 this school if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .
Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Master's Degree School
Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Institute of Technology the most popular school in the New England Region for nuclear engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
About 25% of the students majoring in nuclear engineering at the school are women while 75% are male.
Request InformationBest Nuclear Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best nuclear engineering schools for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 22 |
Majors Related to Nuclear Engineering
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 values are for the top school 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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