Nuclear Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
If you are interested in studying nuclear engineering, you may want to check out the program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.MIT is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 11,254.
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.
MIT Nuclear Engineering Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nuclear Engineering
- Master’s Degree in Nuclear Engineering
MIT Nuclear Engineering Rankings
There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in nuclear engineering, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Nuclear Engineering Student Demographics at MIT
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nuclear engineering majors at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
MIT Nuclear Engineering Master’s Program
In the nuclear engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 31% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a master's in nuclear engineering.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| White | 4 |
| International Students | 7 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
| Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| General Nuclear Engineering | 17 |
Related Majors
- Environmental Engineering
- Operations Research
- Civil Engineering
- Materials Engineering
- Biomedical 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 MA, the home state for Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
| Occupation | Jobs in MA | Average Salary in MA |
|---|---|---|
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | 8,190 | $156,250 |
| Engineering Professors | 1,880 | $135,140 |
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 InSapphoWeTrust under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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