Nuclear Engineering at Virginia Tech

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 Virginia Tech stacks up to those at other schools.

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and approximately 37,024 students attend the school each year.

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.

Virginia Tech Nuclear Engineering Degrees Available

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

Virginia Tech Nuclear Engineering Rankings

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There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in nuclear engineering, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nuclear Engineering Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nuclear engineering majors at Virginia Tech.

Virginia Tech Nuclear Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students graduated with a master's degree in nuclear engineering from Virginia Tech. About 100% were men and 0% 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 Virginia Tech with a master's in nuclear engineering.

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

Related Majors

• Marine Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Polymer & Plastics Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Environmental 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 VA, the home state for Virginia Tech.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,030	$164,300
Nuclear Engineers	2,350	$87,340

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 Eric T Gunther under License

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