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Nuclear Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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Nuclear Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

If you are interested in studying nuclear engineering, you may want to check out the program at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 30,559. Of the 5,356 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville in 2021, 32 of them were nuclear engineering majors.

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.

UT Knoxville Nuclear Engineering Degrees Available

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

UT Knoxville Nuclear Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nuclear engineering progam at UT Knoxville compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nuclear engineering major at UT Knoxville 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Nuclear Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools 16
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In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in nuclear engineering from UT Knoxville. This makes it the #4 most popular school for nuclear engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in nuclear engineering, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nuclear Engineering Graduates from UT Knoxville Make?

The median salary of nuclear engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Knoxville is $51,780. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $62,969 for all nuclear engineering students.

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Nuclear Engineering Student Demographics at UT Knoxville

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nuclear engineering majors at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

UT Knoxville Nuclear Engineering Bachelor’s Program

28% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in nuclear engineering from UT Knoxville. About 72% were men and 28% were women. The typical nuclear engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 17% women. So female students are more repesented at UT Knoxville since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

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About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nuclear engineering at UT Knoxville are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nuclear engineering bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 25
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

UT Knoxville Nuclear Engineering Master’s Program

19% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 16 students who graduated with a master’s in nuclear engineering from UT Knoxville in 2021, 81% were men and 19% were women.

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Of the students who received a nuclear engineering master's degree from UT Knoxville, 81% 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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville with a master's in nuclear engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 13
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UT Knoxville also has a doctoral program available in nuclear engineering. In 2021, 16 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 TN, the home state for The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
Architectural and Engineering Managers 3,300 $129,320
Nuclear Engineers 610 $126,300
Engineering Professors 610 $107,480

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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