Nuclear Engineering at University of Florida

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

UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and approximately 53,372 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 9 nuclear engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from UF.

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.

UF Nuclear Engineering Degrees Available

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

UF Nuclear Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nuclear engineering progam at UF 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 UF 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
	14
Most Popular Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	16

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in nuclear engineering from UF. This makes it the #17 most popular school for nuclear engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in nuclear engineering, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nuclear Engineering Student Demographics at UF

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

UF Nuclear Engineering Bachelor’s Program

The nuclear engineering program at UF awarded 9 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 67% of these degrees went to men with the other 33% going to women. The typical nuclear engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 17% women. So female students are more repesented at UF since its program graduates 16% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 58% 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 University of Florida with a bachelor's in nuclear engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UF Nuclear Engineering Master’s Program

The nuclear engineering program at UF awarded 4 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 100% of these degrees went to men with the other 0% going to women.

Of the students who received a nuclear engineering master's degree from UF, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the nuclear engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UF also has a doctoral program available in nuclear engineering. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Ocean Engineering
• Biological Engineering
• Agricultural Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Materials 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 FL, the home state for University of Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,030	$129,850
Engineering Professors	1,170	$117,170

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 DouglasGreen under License

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