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Graduate Certificates in Nuclear Engineering

41 Yearly Graduations
17% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
A graduate certificate in nuclear engineering is offered at 12 colleges in the United States. Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were men, and 10% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 2.4% of nuclear engineering graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Nuclear Engineering Majors

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 students earned their graduate certificate in nuclear engineering. This makes it the 171st most popular graduate certificate program in the country.

The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in nuclear engineering at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Master’s Degree 229
Doctor’s Degree 167
Graduate Certificate 41

Earnings of Nuclear Engineering Majors With Graduate Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for nuclear engineering majors with their graduate certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to estimate the median debt for this class of people.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue graduate certificates in nuclear engineering. About 82.9% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 34
Women 7
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The racial-ethnic distribution of nuclear engineering graduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 12
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 24
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There are 12 colleges that offer a graduate certificate in nuclear engineering. Learn more about the most popular 12 below:

#1

Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey, California
26 Yearly Graduations
19% Women

The most popular school in the United States for nuclear engineering students seekinga graduate certificate is Naval Postgraduate School. Roughly 2,800 attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 people received their graduate certificate in nuclear engineering from Naval Postgraduate School.

#2

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas
6 Yearly Graduations
33% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

The 2nd most popular school in the country for nuclear engineering majors who are seeking their graduate certificate is Texas A&M University - College Station. Roughly 70,400 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $8,578 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $6,885 per year. For the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 graduate certificates were handed out to nuclear engineering majors at Texas A&M College Station. Of these students, 33% were women and 50% were members of underrepresented racial-ethnic groups.

4 Yearly Graduations

The 3rd most popular school in the country for nuclear engineering majors who are seeking their graduate certificate is University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $19,092 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $24,118 per year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 people received their graduate certificate in nuclear engineering from Pitt.

3 Yearly Graduations

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is the 4th most popular school in the nation for students seeking a graduate certificate in nuclear engineering. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $11,332 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $11,468 per year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 people received their graduate certificate in nuclear engineering from UT Knoxville.

#5

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
1 Yearly Graduations

The 5th most popular school in the country for nuclear engineering majors who are seeking their graduate certificate is Virginia Tech. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $11,750 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $14,098 per year. The nuclear engineering program at Virginia Tech awarded 1 graduate certificates during the 2020-2021 school year.

#5

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
1 Yearly Graduations

University of Idaho is the 5th most popular school in the nation for students seeking a graduate certificate in nuclear engineering. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $6,182 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $7,754 per year. For the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 graduate certificates were handed out to nuclear engineering majors at U of I.

Below are some popular majors that are similar to nuclear engineering that offer graduate certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Systems Engineering 769
Other Engineering 229
Electrical Engineering 184
Industrial Engineering 175
Operations Research 162

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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