2025 Best Nuclear Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

1 College in Illinois

12 Master's Degrees

Nuclear Engineering is about average in terms of popularity for master's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #198 out of the 343 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

There was only one school in Illinois to review for the 2025 Best Nuclear Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. If you would like to see more options to choose from, check out the Best Master's Degree Schools in the United States ranking..

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When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Nuclear Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Illinois list to help you make the college decision.