A program that prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the design, development and operational evaluation of systems for controlling and manipulating nuclear energy, including nuclear power plant design, fission reactor design, fusion reactor design, reactor control and safety systems design, power transfer systems, containment vessels and structures design; and the analysis of related engineering problems such as fission and fusion processes, human and environmental factors, construction, and operational considerations.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas A & M Â鶹Íø-College Station | 86 | 1% | $29,506 |
| 2 | The Â鶹Íø of Tennessee-Knoxville | 79 | 1% | $31,510 |
| 3 | 78 | 1% | $36,652 | |
| 4 | Â鶹Íø of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 53 | 0% | $30,102 |
| 5 | Â鶹Íø of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 48 | 0% | $30,298 |
| 6 | Â鶹Íø of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 47 | 1% | $33,503 |
| 7 | Â鶹Íø of California-Berkeley | 41 | 0% | $38,066 |
| 8 | 40 | 1% | $26,892 | |
| 9 | Â鶹Íø of Wisconsin-Madison | 39 | 0% | $26,025 |
| 10 | Missouri Â鶹Íø of Science and Technology | 38 | 1% | $22,440 |
| 11 | 36 | 0% | $23,977 | |
| 12 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 35 | 1% | $28,776 |
| 13 | United States Naval Academy | 30 | 3% | N/A |
| 14 | Purdue Â鶹Íø-Main Campus | 28 | 0% | $22,822 |
| 15 | 23 | 1% | $21,548 | |
| 16 | Â鶹Íø of New Mexico-Main Campus | 23 | 0% | $22,639 |
| 17 | Â鶹Íø of Florida | 22 | 0% | $21,211 |
| 18 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 21 | 1% | $70,240 |
| 19 | United States Military Academy | 20 | 2% | N/A |
| 20 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 19 | 1% | $71,998 |
| 21 | Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & Management | 9 | 2% | N/A |
| 22 | Colorado School of Mines | 6 | 0% | $35,498 |
| 23 | 6 | 0% | $27,367 | |
| 24 | Â鶹Íø of South Carolina-Columbia | 6 | 0% | $28,301 |
| 25 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Â鶹Íø | 5 | 0% | $26,834 |
| 26 | 5 | 1% | $30,060 | |
| 27 | Pennsylvania State Â鶹Íø-World Campus | 4 | 0% | $15,828 |
| 28 | 3 | 0% | $24,923 | |
| 29 | Â鶹Íø of Utah | 3 | 0% | $24,472 |
| 30 | Â鶹Íø of Missouri-Columbia | 2 | 0% | $26,766 |
| 31 | Â鶹Íø of Idaho | 2 | 0% | $21,350 |
| 32 | 2 | 0% | $27,484 | |
| 33 | Arizona State Â鶹Íø-Skysong | 2 | 0% | $27,521 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Nuclear Engineering program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.