Nuclear Engineers

Conduct research on nuclear engineering projects or apply principles and theory of nuclear science to problems concerned with release, control, and use of nuclear energy and nuclear waste disposal.

Programs That Prepare You

College programs linked to this occupation, ranked by graduate earnings

Nuclear Engineering(doctoral)University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, MI

$112,747

Nuclear Engineering(bachelors)University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL

$81,134

Nuclear Engineering(bachelors)Missouri University of Science and Technology, MO

$77,947

Nuclear Engineering(bachelors)Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NY

$77,014

Nuclear Engineering(bachelors)North Carolina State University at Raleigh, NC

$74,540

Nuclear Engineering(bachelors)Wilberforce University, OH

$73,724

Nuclear Engineering(bachelors)Idaho State University, ID

$73,724

Nuclear Engineering(bachelors)Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA

$73,724

Nuclear Engineering(bachelors)University of Florida, FL

$73,724

Nuclear Engineering(bachelors)University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, MI

$73,724

Nuclear Engineering(bachelors)University of New Mexico-Main Campus, NM

$73,724

Nuclear Engineering(bachelors)University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI

$73,724

Nuclear Engineering(bachelors)Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus, GA

$73,724

Nuclear Engineering(bachelors)South Carolina State University, SC

$73,724

Nuclear Engineering(bachelors)The University of Tennessee-Knoxville, TN

$73,724

Nuclear Engineering(bachelors)United States Military Academy, NY

$73,724

Nuclear Engineering(bachelors)United States Naval Academy, MD

$73,724

Nuclear Engineering(bachelors)University at Buffalo, NY

$73,724

Nuclear Engineering(bachelors)University of California-Berkeley, CA

$73,724

Nuclear Engineering(bachelors)University of Cincinnati-Main Campus, OH

$73,724

Nuclear Engineering(certificate)University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus, PA

$70,326

Nuclear Engineering(bachelors)Oregon State University, OR

$69,657

Nuclear Engineering(bachelors)Oregon State University-Cascades Campus, OR

$69,657

Nuclear Engineering(bachelors)Texas A&M University-College Station, TX

$66,604

Nuclear Engineering(bachelors)Purdue University-Main Campus, IN

$63,226