Nuclear Engineering at Idaho State University

Every nuclear engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nuclear engineering program at Idaho State University stacks up to those at other schools.

ISU is located in Pocatello, Idaho and approximately 11,766 students attend the school each year.

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.

ISU Nuclear Engineering Degrees Available

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

ISU Nuclear Engineering Rankings

The nuclear engineering major at ISU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nuclear Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

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 ISU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nuclear engineering majors at Idaho State University.

ISU Nuclear Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of nuclear engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. The typical nuclear engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at ISU since its program graduates 19% more women than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nuclear engineering at ISU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Idaho State University with a bachelor's in nuclear engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

ISU Nuclear Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of nuclear engineering master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

Of the students who received a nuclear engineering master's degree from ISU, 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 Idaho State University with a master's in nuclear engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Nuclear Engineering

Nuclear Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Idaho State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Nuclear Engineering	15

Related Majors

• Engineering Science
• Systems Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Mechanical 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 ID, the home state for Idaho State University.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,380	$117,930
Nuclear Engineers	440	$128,270
Engineering Professors	220	$111,330

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 Staplegunther under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.