Nuclear Engineering at Colorado School of Mines

If you plan to study nuclear engineering, take a look at what Colorado School of Mines has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Mines is located in Golden, Colorado and has a total student population of 6,744.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nuclear Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Mines Nuclear Engineering Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Nuclear Engineering
• Doctorate Degree in Nuclear Engineering

Mines Nuclear Engineering Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in nuclear engineering, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nuclear Engineering Student Demographics at Mines

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nuclear engineering majors at Colorado School of Mines.

Mines Nuclear Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who graduated with a master’s in nuclear engineering from Mines in 2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

Of the students who received a nuclear engineering master's degree from Mines, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Colorado School of Mines with a master's in nuclear engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Biological Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Robotics Engineering
• General Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering

Careers That Nuclear Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in nuclear engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CO, the home state for Colorado School of Mines.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,350	$172,300
Engineering Professors	1,040	$106,950

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Cperko under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.