Nuclear Engineering at University of Florida

47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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.

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

UF Nuclear Engineering 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.

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

27% Women

47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of nuclear engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 27% 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 UF since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nuclear engineering at UF are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% 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	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UF Nuclear Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of nuclear engineering master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Nuclear Engineering

The following nuclear engineering concentations are available at University of Florida. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Florida. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Nuclear Engineering	16

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
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