Nuclear Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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. In 2021, 23 nuclear engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from UIUC.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Nuclear Engineering

UIUC Nuclear Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nuclear engineering programs across the country. The following shows how UIUC performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	6

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in nuclear engineering from UIUC. This makes it the #9 most popular school for nuclear engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Nuclear Engineering Graduates from UIUC Make?

The median salary of nuclear engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at UIUC is $65,618. This is 4% higher than $62,969, which is the national average for all nuclear engineering bachelor's degree recipients.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in nuclear engineering from UIUC. About 91% were men and 9% were women.

About 70% 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. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in nuclear engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UIUC 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 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	3
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UIUC also has a doctoral program available in nuclear engineering. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Engineering Mechanics
• Environmental Engineering
• Operations Research
• Engineering Physics

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
• Image Credit: By Beyond My ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.