Nuclear Engineering at University of Idaho

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 University of Idaho stacks up to those at other schools.

U of I is located in Moscow, Idaho and has a total student population of 10,791. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 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.

U of I Nuclear Engineering Degrees Available

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

U of I Nuclear Engineering Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in nuclear engineering, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nuclear Engineering Student Demographics at U of I

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

U of I Nuclear Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 nuclear engineering majors earned their master's degree from U of I. Of these graduates, 71% were men and 29% were women.

Of the students who received a nuclear engineering master's degree from U of I, 100% 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 University of Idaho 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	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Geoscience Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Biological Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Other 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 ID, the home state for University of Idaho.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,380	$117,930
Nuclear Engineers	440	$128,270
Engineering Professors	220	$111,330

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 Davidlharlan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.