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Best Nuclear Engineering Programs

Ranked in 2022, part of Best Engineering Schools

Nuclear engineers work with nuclear energy, nuclear waste, medical physics and
more. They may also be active in design and nuclear research. These are the top graduate
schools for nuclear engineering programs. Each school's score reflects its average rating on a
scale from 1 (marginal) to 5 (outstanding), based on a survey of academics at peer institutions.
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University of Michigan--Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI
#1 in Nuclear Engineering Programs

$28,338 per year (in-state, full-time) TUITION AND FEES (MASTER'S)

4.8 PEER ASSESSMENT SCORE
166 AVERAGE QUANTITATIVE GRE

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA
#2 in Nuclear Engineering Programs

$55,510 per year (full-time) TUITION AND FEES (MASTER'S)

4.4 PEER ASSESSMENT SCORE
166 AVERAGE QUANTITATIVE GRE

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North Carolina State University

Raleigh, NC
#3 in Nuclear Engineering Programs (tie)

$10,100 per year (in-state, full-time) TUITION AND FEES (MASTER'S)

4.0 PEER ASSESSMENT SCORE
164 AVERAGE QUANTITATIVE GRE

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Texas A&M University--College Station

College Station, TX
#3 in Nuclear Engineering Programs (tie)

$287 per credit (in-state, full-time) TUITION AND FEES (MASTER'S)

4.0 PEER ASSESSMENT SCORE
163 AVERAGE QUANTITATIVE GRE

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University of California--Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
#5 in Nuclear Engineering Programs

$11,442 per year (in-state, full-time) TUITION AND FEES (MASTER'S)

3.9 PEER ASSESSMENT SCORE
168 AVERAGE QUANTITATIVE GRE

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University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, IL
#6 in Nuclear Engineering Programs (tie)

$18,998 per year (in-state, full-time) TUITION AND FEES (MASTER'S)

3.8 PEER ASSESSMENT SCORE
167 AVERAGE QUANTITATIVE GRE

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University of Tennessee--Knoxville (Tickle)

Knoxville, TN
#6 in Nuclear Engineering Programs (tie)

$639 per credit (in-state, full-time) TUITION AND FEES (MASTER'S)

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3.8 PEER ASSESSMENT SCORE

160 AVERAGE QUANTITATIVE GRE

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University of Wisconsin--Madison
Madison, WI
#8 in Nuclear Engineering Programs

$10,728 per year (in-state, full-time) TUITION AND FEES (MASTER'S)

3.7 PEER ASSESSMENT SCORE
166 AVERAGE QUANTITATIVE GRE

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Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta, GA
#9 in Nuclear Engineering Programs (tie)

$14,064 per year (in-state, full-time) TUITION AND FEES (MASTER'S)

3.6 PEER ASSESSMENT SCORE
166 AVERAGE QUANTITATIVE GRE

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Pennsylvania State University--University Park

University Park, PA
#9 in Nuclear Engineering Programs (tie)

$24,586 per year (in-state, full-time) TUITION AND FEES (MASTER'S)

3.6 PEER ASSESSMENT SCORE
164 AVERAGE QUANTITATIVE GRE

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Purdue University--West Lafayette

West Lafayette, IN
#11 in Nuclear Engineering Programs

$10,842 per year (in-state, full-time) TUITION AND FEES (MASTER'S)

3.4 PEER ASSESSMENT SCORE
164 AVERAGE QUANTITATIVE GRE

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Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

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#12 in Nuclear Engineering Programs

$15,570 per year (in-state, full-time) TUITION AND FEES (MASTER'S)

3.1 PEER ASSESSMENT SCORE
162 AVERAGE QUANTITATIVE GRE

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, NY
#13 in Nuclear Engineering Programs

$57,100 per year (full-time) TUITION AND FEES (MASTER'S)

2.8 PEER ASSESSMENT SCORE
165 AVERAGE QUANTITATIVE GRE

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Ohio State University

Columbus, OH
#14 in Nuclear Engineering Programs (tie)

$11,560 per year (in-state, full-time) TUITION AND FEES (MASTER'S)

2.7 PEER ASSESSMENT SCORE
162 AVERAGE QUANTITATIVE GRE

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
#14 in Nuclear Engineering Programs (tie)

$10,770 per year (in-state, full-time) TUITION AND FEES (MASTER'S)

2.7 PEER ASSESSMENT SCORE
163 AVERAGE QUANTITATIVE GRE

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University of New Mexico

Albuquerque, NM
#14 in Nuclear Engineering Programs (tie)

$438 per credit (in-state, full-time) TUITION AND FEES (MASTER'S)

2.7 PEER ASSESSMENT SCORE
156 AVERAGE QUANTITATIVE GRE

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University of Texas--Austin (Cockrell)

Austin, TX
#17 in Nuclear Engineering Programs (tie)

$10,554 per year (in-state, full-time) TUITION AND FEES (MASTER'S)

2.5 PEER ASSESSMENT SCORE
165 AVERAGE QUANTITATIVE GRE

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
#17 in Nuclear Engineering Programs (tie)

$14,100 per year (in-state, full-time) TUITION AND FEES (MASTER'S)

2.5 PEER ASSESSMENT SCORE
163 AVERAGE QUANTITATIVE GRE

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Missouri University of Science & Technology--Rolla

Rolla, MO
#19 in Nuclear Engineering Programs

$435 per credit (in-state, full-time) TUITION AND FEES (MASTER'S)

2.4 PEER ASSESSMENT SCORE
159 AVERAGE QUANTITATIVE GRE

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Air Force Institute of Technology 1

Wright Patterson AFB, OH
#20 in Nuclear Engineering Programs (tie)

N/A TUITION AND FEES (MASTER'S)

2.3 PEER ASSESSMENT SCORE
N/A AVERAGE QUANTITATIVE GRE

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Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, VA
#20 in Nuclear Engineering Programs (tie)

$12,618 per year (in-state, full-time) TUITION AND FEES (MASTER'S)

2.3 PEER ASSESSMENT SCORE
159 AVERAGE QUANTITATIVE GRE

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Colorado School of Mines

Golden, CO
#22 in Nuclear Engineering Programs (tie)

$17,154 per year (in-state, full-time) TUITION AND FEES (MASTER'S)

2.1 PEER ASSESSMENT SCORE
158 AVERAGE QUANTITATIVE GRE

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Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS
#22 in Nuclear Engineering Programs (tie)

$429 per credit (in-state, full-time) TUITION AND FEES (MASTER'S)

2.1 PEER ASSESSMENT SCORE
159 AVERAGE QUANTITATIVE GRE

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University of Idaho 1
Moscow, ID
#22 in Nuclear Engineering Programs (tie)

N/A TUITION AND FEES (MASTER'S)

2.1 PEER ASSESSMENT SCORE
N/A AVERAGE QUANTITATIVE GRE

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University of Massachusetts--Lowell (Francis)

Lowell, MA
#22 in Nuclear Engineering Programs (tie)

$14,590 per year (in-state, full-time) TUITION AND FEES (MASTER'S)

2.1 PEER ASSESSMENT SCORE
158 AVERAGE QUANTITATIVE GRE

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
#22 in Nuclear Engineering Programs (tie)

$8,536 per year (in-state, full-time) TUITION AND FEES (MASTER'S)

2.1 PEER ASSESSMENT SCORE

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161 AVERAGE QUANTITATIVE GRE

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University of South Carolina

Columbia, SC
#27 in Nuclear Engineering Programs

$15,709 per year (in-state, full-time) TUITION AND FEES (MASTER'S)

2.0 PEER ASSESSMENT SCORE
159 AVERAGE QUANTITATIVE GRE

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University of Nevada--Las Vegas (Hughes)

Las Vegas, NV
#28 in Nuclear Engineering Programs

$5,499 per year (in-state, full-time) TUITION AND FEES (MASTER'S)

1.7 PEER ASSESSMENT SCORE
158 AVERAGE QUANTITATIVE GRE

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