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Nuclear Engineering at Naval Postgraduate School

Nuclear Engineering at Naval Postgraduate School

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 Naval Postgraduate School stacks up to those at other schools.

Naval Postgraduate School is located in Monterey, California and has a total student population of 2,866.

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.

  • Master’s Degree in Nuclear Engineering

Nuclear Engineering Student Demographics at Naval Postgraduate School

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

20% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 80% of nuclear engineering master's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

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Of the students who received a nuclear engineering master's degree from Naval Postgraduate School, 80% 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 Naval Postgraduate School 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 1
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Naval Postgraduate School. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Nuclear Engineering 35

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 CA, the home state for Naval Postgraduate School.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Architectural and Engineering Managers 31,580 $175,010
Engineering Professors 2,400 $129,790
Nuclear Engineers 530 $132,180

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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