Nuclear Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Every nuclear engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nuclear engineering program at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 30,559. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 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.

UT Knoxville Nuclear Engineering Degrees Available

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

UT Knoxville Nuclear Engineering Rankings

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in nuclear engineering, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nuclear Engineering Student Demographics at UT Knoxville

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nuclear engineering majors at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

UT Knoxville Nuclear Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students graduated with a master's degree in nuclear engineering from UT Knoxville. About 81% were men and 19% were women.

Of the students who received a nuclear engineering master's degree from UT Knoxville, 81% 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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville with a master's in nuclear engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Engineering Science
• Biomedical Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Chemical 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 TN, the home state for The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,300	$129,320
Nuclear Engineers	610	$126,300
Engineering Professors	610	$107,480

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 Nightryder84 under License

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