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Nuclear Engineering at Colorado School of Mines

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

Mines Nuclear Engineering Rankings

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

25% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 75% of nuclear engineering master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

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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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Nuclear Engineering

If you plan to be a nuclear engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Colorado School of Mines. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Nuclear Engineering 7

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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