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2023 Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

7 Colleges
$70,021 Avg Salary
$23,250 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nuclear Engineering 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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for nuclear engineering students. Located in the small city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

After completing their degree, nuclear engineering graduates from RPI carry an average student debt load of $19,500.

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Our 2023 rankings named University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for nuclear engineering students. Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

On average, nuclear engineering graduates from Pitt take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend United States Military Academy. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. West Point is a small public school located in the town of West Point.

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The excellent programs at United States Naval Academy helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nuclear engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Annapolis is a small public school located in the large suburb of Annapolis.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - College Park is a great place for nuclear engineering students. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a very large student population.

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#5

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

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#5

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Nuclear Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best nuclear engineering colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 67
New York 43
Maryland 8

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 7 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.

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