The Mechanical Engineering Department and offers graduate degrees (Ph.D., MS & MEng) in Nuclear Engineering. 
Additionally, NEP offers an accelerated MEng in Nuclear Engineering to the US Naval Academy midshipmen., a Graduate Certificate in Nuclear Engineering, and a Graduate Certificate in Nuclear Science Technology and Policy (NSTEP). The NSTEP Graduate Certificate is a joint program between NEP and the STS Department and the School Public and International Affairs (SPIA). 
The NEP faculty are engaged in different applications of nuclear science and engineering including power, security, medicine, and policy. To accomplish its research and educational mission, NEP has established collaborations with other VT programs such as Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Physics, Computer Science and Visualization, School of Public and International Affairs, and Science, Technology and Society. Several faculty from these programs are working with the NEP faculty on different educational and research activities.