Nuclear Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a nuclear engineering school? To help you decide if University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's nuclear engineering program.

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and has a total student population of 52,679.

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.

UIUC Nuclear Engineering Degrees Available

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

UIUC Nuclear Engineering Rankings

The nuclear engineering major at UIUC 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 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in nuclear engineering, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nuclear Engineering Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Nuclear Engineering Bachelor’s Program

25% Women

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of nuclear engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 25% 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 UIUC since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nuclear engineering at UIUC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	21
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UIUC Nuclear Engineering Master’s Program

8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

Of the students who received a nuclear engineering master's degree from UIUC, 58% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Nuclear Engineering

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Nuclear Engineering	39

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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Architectural and Engineering Managers	9,760	$136,270
Engineering Professors	1,330	$114,010
Nuclear Engineers	610	$117,710

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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