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Nuclear Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Madison

Nuclear Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Madison

If you are interested in studying nuclear engineering, you may want to check out the program at University of Wisconsin - Madison. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and approximately 44,640 students attend the school each year.

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.

UW - Madison Nuclear Engineering Degrees Available

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

UW - Madison Nuclear Engineering Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in nuclear engineering, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nuclear Engineering Student Demographics at UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison Nuclear Engineering Master’s Program

11% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 89% of nuclear engineering master's degrees went to men and 11% went to women.

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In the nuclear engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 26% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 9
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Nuclear Engineering

The following nuclear engineering concentations are available at University of Wisconsin - Madison. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Wisconsin - Madison. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Nuclear Engineering 18

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation Jobs in WI Average Salary in WI
Architectural and Engineering Managers 3,530 $122,400
Engineering Professors 500 $103,980

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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