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Colleges offering doctoral degrees (research) in Nuclear Engineering

27 U.S. colleges and universities offer Nuclear Engineering at the phd level. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.

All levels Certificate 13 Bachelor 25 Master 31 PhD 27

Most schools offering it: New York (4), Pennsylvania (4), Ohio (3), California (2), Washington (2), Idaho (2)

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UMA
Public

Nuclear Engineering: 23 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
52,855
Retention
97%
Programs
254
Awards 2024-25
16,680
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UW
Public

Nuclear Engineering: 12 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
51,044
Retention
96%
Programs
262
Awards 2024-25
19,199
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UC
Public

Nuclear Engineering: 11 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
45,882
Retention
97%
Programs
172
Awards 2024-25
15,568
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TAU
Public

Nuclear Engineering: 9 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online

Students
78,321
Retention
94%
Programs
266
Awards 2024-25
22,577
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PUC
Public

Purdue University-Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Nuclear Engineering: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
58,658
Retention
93%
Programs
249
Awards 2024-25
17,028
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OSU
Public

Nuclear Engineering: 6 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
61,443
Retention
94%
Programs
253
Awards 2024-25
16,558
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OSU
Public

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Nuclear Engineering: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
37,163
Retention
88%
Programs
162
Awards 2024-25
8,485
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UU
Public

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Nuclear Engineering: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
36,894
Retention
86%
Programs
247
Awards 2024-25
9,826
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UF
Public

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Nuclear Engineering: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
56,311
Retention
98%
Programs
190
Awards 2024-25
18,849
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USC
Public

Nuclear Engineering: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Online option

Students
38,532
Retention
92%
Programs
179
Awards 2024-25
10,077
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KSU
Public

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Nuclear Engineering: 1 graduate in 2024-25
PhD

Students
20,295
Retention
86%
Programs
200
Awards 2024-25
5,644
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ISU
Public

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Nuclear Engineering: 1 graduate in 2024-25
PhD

Admission
Open
Students
13,061
Retention
72%
Programs
179
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UI
Public

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

Nuclear Engineering: 1 graduate in 2024-25
PhD

Students
12,286
Retention
76%
Programs
194
Awards 2024-25
2,739
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CSM
Public

Nuclear Engineering: 1 graduate in 2024-25
PhD

Students
8,044
Retention
93%
Programs
39
Awards 2024-25
2,206
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RPI
Private nonprofit

Nuclear Engineering: 1 graduate in 2024-25
PhD

Students
7,040
Retention
91%
Programs
75
Awards 2024-25
1,891
CampusOnlineHybrid
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