General Nuclear Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Madison

Every general 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 general nuclear engineering program at University of Wisconsin - Madison stacks up to those at other schools.

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and approximately 44,640 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Nuclear Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

UW - Madison General Nuclear Engineering Degrees Available

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

UW - Madison General Nuclear Engineering Rankings

The general nuclear engineering major at UW - Madison is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 general nuclear engineering, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Nuclear Engineering Student Demographics at UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison General Nuclear Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of general nuclear engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 20% went to women. The typical general nuclear engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at UW - Madison since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general nuclear engineering at UW - Madison 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 Wisconsin - Madison with a bachelor's in general nuclear engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UW - Madison General Nuclear Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 89% of general nuclear engineering master's degrees went to men and 11% went to women.

In the general nuclear engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 26% of degree recipients. That is 4% 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 general nuclear engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	9
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That General Nuclear Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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

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