Nuclear Engineering at Cornell University
What traits are you looking for in a nuclear engineering school? To help you decide if Cornell University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's nuclear engineering program.Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 23,620 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.
Cornell Nuclear Engineering Degrees Available
Cornell Nuclear Engineering Rankings
Concentrations Within Nuclear Engineering
If you plan to be a nuclear engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Cornell University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
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Related Majors
- Engineering Mechanics
- Agricultural Engineering
- Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
- Engineering Physics
- Civil 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 NY, the home state for Cornell University.
Occupation | Jobs in NY | Average Salary in NY |
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Architectural and Engineering Managers | 7,330 | $161,670 |
Engineering Professors | 2,900 | $127,010 |
Nuclear Engineers | 410 | $112,400 |
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 Notyourbroom under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.