2023 Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest 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.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Southwest 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.
2023 Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.
Most Popular Southwest Region Schools for a Master's in Nuclear Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the most popular school in the Southwest Region for nuclear engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 25 students majoring in nuclear engineering at Texas A&M College Station, 72% are male and 28% are female.
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Out of the 2 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.
Of the 8 students majoring in nuclear engineering at UNM, 75% are male and 25% are female.
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Explore the best nuclear engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 101 |
| New Mexico | 21 |
Majors Related to Nuclear Engineering
One of 40 majors within the area of study, nuclear engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.