Nuclear Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 44,640. In 2021, 21 nuclear engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from UW - Madison.

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.

UW - Madison Nuclear Engineering Degrees Available

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

UW - Madison Nuclear Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nuclear engineering programs across the country. The following shows how UW - Madison 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 UW - Madison 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	9
	10

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in nuclear engineering from UW - Madison. This makes it the #7 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.

Nuclear Engineering Student Demographics at UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison Nuclear Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 21 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in nuclear engineering from UW - Madison in 2021, 86% were men and 14% were women.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nuclear engineering at UW - Madison are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	13
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UW - Madison Nuclear Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 11 students who earned a master's degree in Nuclear Engineering from UW - Madison in 2020-2021, 82% were men and 18% were women.

Of the students who received a nuclear engineering master's degree from UW - Madison, 64% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the nuclear engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 27% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Engineering Physics
• Systems Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Geoscience Engineering
• Engineering Mechanics

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,530	$122,400
Engineering Professors	500	$103,980

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 Czar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.