Nuclear Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology

If you plan to study nuclear engineering, take a look at what Missouri University of Science and Technology has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Missouri University of Science and Technology is located in Rolla, Missouri and approximately 7,642 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received their master's degree in nuclear engineering.

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.

Missouri University of Science and Technology Nuclear Engineering Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Missouri University of Science and Technology

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Missouri University of Science and Technology offers distance education options for nuclear engineering at the following degree levels:

Missouri University of Science and Technology Nuclear Engineering Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in nuclear engineering, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nuclear Engineering Student Demographics at Missouri University of Science and Technology

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nuclear engineering majors at Missouri University of Science and Technology.

Missouri University of Science and Technology Nuclear Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who graduated with a master’s in nuclear engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology in 2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

In the nuclear engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 17% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Missouri University of Science and Technology with a master's in nuclear engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Metallurgical Engineering
• Ceramic Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Materials 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 MO, the home state for Missouri University of Science and Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,740	$138,520
Engineering Professors	520	$106,680

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 Adavidb under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.