Nuclear & Radiological Technicians at Wharton County Junior College

What traits are you looking for in a nuclear tech school? To help you decide if Wharton County Junior College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's nuclear tech program.

Wharton County Junior College is located in Wharton, Texas and approximately 6,099 students attend the school each year.

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

Wharton County Junior College Nuclear & Radiological Technicians Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Nuclear Tech

Wharton County Junior College Nuclear & Radiological Technicians Rankings

Nuclear Tech Student Demographics at Wharton County Junior College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nuclear tech majors at Wharton County Junior College.

Wharton County Junior College Nuclear & Radiological Technicians Associate’s Program

18% Women

55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 82% of nuclear tech associate's degrees went to men and 18% went to women.

Wharton County Junior College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nuclear tech graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Wharton County Junior College with a associate's in nuclear tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Nuclear & Radiological Technicians

The following nuclear tech concentations are available at Wharton County Junior College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Wharton County Junior College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nuclear/Nuclear Power Technology/Technician	14

Physical Science Technicians

Careers That Nuclear Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in nuclear tech can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Wharton County Junior College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Nuclear Technicians	250	$85,990

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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