Nuclear Engineering at Oregon State University

What traits are you looking for in a nuclear engineering school? To help you decide if Oregon State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's nuclear engineering program.

Oregon State is located in Corvallis, Oregon and approximately 32,312 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 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.

Oregon State Nuclear Engineering Degrees Available

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

Oregon State Nuclear Engineering Rankings

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in nuclear engineering, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nuclear Engineering Student Demographics at Oregon State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nuclear engineering majors at Oregon State University.

Oregon State Nuclear Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students earned a master's degree in nuclear engineering from Oregon State. About 0% of these graduates were women and the other 100% were men.

Of the students who received a nuclear engineering master's degree from Oregon State, 70% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Agricultural Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Robotics Engineering
• Industrial 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 OR, the home state for Oregon State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,580	$133,490
Engineering Professors	430	$103,400

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 Gregkeene under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.