Nuclear Engineering at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Every nuclear engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nuclear engineering program at University of New Mexico - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and has a total student population of 22,311. Of the 4,294 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of New Mexico - Main Campus in 2021, 13 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.

UNM Nuclear Engineering Degrees Available

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

UNM Nuclear Engineering Rankings

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

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 UNM 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 Nuclear Engineering Schools	24

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in nuclear engineering from UNM. This makes it the #12 most popular school for nuclear engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

Nuclear Engineering Student Demographics at UNM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nuclear engineering majors at University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

UNM Nuclear Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 13 nuclear engineering students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UNM, about 85% were men and 15% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% 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 New Mexico - Main Campus with a bachelor's in nuclear engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UNM Nuclear Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 8 nuclear engineering students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UNM, about 75% were men and 25% were women.

In the nuclear engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 30% better than the national average.*

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

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

UNM also has a doctoral program available in nuclear engineering. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Construction Engineering
• Engineering Science
• Biomedical Engineering
• General Engineering
• Computer 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 NM, the home state for University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,590	$163,260
Nuclear Engineers	760	$136,310

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 PerryPlanet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.