Nuclear Engineering at Pennsylvania State University - World Campus

What traits are you looking for in a nuclear engineering school? To help you decide if Pennsylvania State University - World Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's nuclear engineering program.

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.

Penn State World Campus Nuclear Engineering Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Nuclear Engineering

Penn State World Campus Nuclear Engineering Rankings

Nuclear Engineering Student Demographics at Penn State World Campus

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

Penn State World Campus Nuclear Engineering Master’s Program

36% Women

9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of nuclear engineering master's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

Of the students who received a nuclear engineering master's degree from Penn State World Campus, 73% 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 Pennsylvania State University - World Campus with a master's in nuclear engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	2
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 Pennsylvania State University - World Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

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 PA, the home state for Pennsylvania State University - World Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,220	$150,400
Engineering Professors	2,950	$114,870
Nuclear Engineers	960	$115,760

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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