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2023 Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 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 Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Southeast Region 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 the Southeast Region .

Our analysis found The University of Tennessee - Knoxville to be the most popular school for nuclear engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.

About 19% of the students majoring in nuclear engineering at the school are women while 81% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nuclear engineering schools in the Southeast Region . NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

Of the 15 students majoring in nuclear engineering at NC State, 87% are male and 13% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nuclear engineering schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in nuclear engineering at Georgia Tech, 78% are male and 22% are female.

Full Nuclear Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Report

#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a very large student population.

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#6

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Nuclear Engineering at Virginia Tech Report

Best Nuclear Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best nuclear engineering schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 32
Virginia 5
North Carolina 40
Florida 16
Tennessee 67
South Carolina 7

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 6 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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