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2023 Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania

1 College
$27,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nuclear Engineering School for You

With 67 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, nuclear engineering is the #208 most popular major in Pennsylvania.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 1 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones were the most popular 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.

The school below is the most popular for nuclear engineering majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus to be the most popular school for nuclear engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Pennsylvania. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

While working on their degree, nuclear engineering majors at Pitt accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

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Best Nuclear Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 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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