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Nuclear Engineering at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

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Nuclear Engineering at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

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 New Mexico - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and has a total student population of 22,311. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 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.

UNM Nuclear Engineering Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Nuclear Engineering

UNM Nuclear Engineering Rankings

Nuclear Engineering Student Demographics at UNM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nuclear engineering majors at University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

UNM Nuclear Engineering Master’s Program

25% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 8 nuclear engineering students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UNM, about 75% were men and 25% 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 University of New Mexico - Main Campus 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 4
White 4
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 NM, the home state for University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in NM Average Salary in NM
Architectural and Engineering Managers 1,590 $163,260
Nuclear Engineers 760 $136,310

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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