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2026 Best Nuclear Engineering Schools in Oregon

1 Colleges in the United States
50 Nuclear Engineering Degrees Awarded
$69,657 Avg Early-Career Salary

Nuclear Engineering programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. The schools below stand out for the quality of their nuclear engineering programs.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 1 schools to find the best for nuclear engineering students.

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Best Schools for Nuclear Engineering in Oregon

If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the nuclear engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in Nuclear Engineering

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No school ranked higher than Oregon State University this year for nuclear engineering. Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State University is a very large public university. Oregon State University graduates 70% of students within six years. There were roughly 50 nuclear engineering students who graduated with this degree at Oregon State University in the most recent data year. Students who receive their nuclear engineering degree from Oregon State University earn around $69,657 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $27,000 to complete this degree. See the full nuclear engineering program report for Oregon State University

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.

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