Nuclear Engineering at University of South Carolina - Columbia

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 South Carolina - Columbia stacks up to those at other schools.

UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and has a total student population of 35,470. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 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.

UofSC Nuclear Engineering Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Nuclear Engineering

UofSC Nuclear Engineering Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in nuclear engineering, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nuclear Engineering Student Demographics at UofSC

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

UofSC Nuclear Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students earned a master's degree in nuclear engineering from UofSC. About 0% of these graduates were women and the other 100% were men.

In the nuclear engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of South Carolina - Columbia with a master's in nuclear engineering.

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

Related Majors

• Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Electrical 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 SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,770	$132,810
Nuclear Engineers	1,010	$101,420
Engineering Professors	610	$98,390

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 Idibri under License

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