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Nuclear Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Nuclear Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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

RPI is located in Troy, New York and approximately 7,501 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 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.

RPI Nuclear Engineering Degrees Available

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

RPI Nuclear Engineering Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in nuclear engineering, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nuclear Engineering Student Demographics at RPI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nuclear engineering majors at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

RPI Nuclear Engineering Master’s Program

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 2 nuclear engineering students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from RPI, about 100% were men and 0% were women.

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In the nuclear engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 34% better than the national average.*

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

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

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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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