by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Nuclear Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Nuclear Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at South Carolina State University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in nuclear engineering, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at South Carolina State University was ranked #25 on College Factual's Best Schools for nuclear engineering list. It is also ranked #2 in South Carolina.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at South Carolina State University paid an average of $906 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $461 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,528 | $20,218 |
| Fees | $1,532 | $1,532 |
| Books and Supplies | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,000 | $9,000 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $8,000 | $8,000 |
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The median early career salary of nuclear engineering students who receive their bachelor’s degree from South Carolina State University is $62,012 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $61,025.
South Carolina State University does not offer an online option for its nuclear engineering bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the South Carolina State University Online Learning page.
Women made up around 25.0% of the nuclear engineering students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 17.4%.
Of those students who received a bachelor’s degree in nuclear engineering at South Carolina State University in 2019-2020, all were racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 0 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Nuclear Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Nuclear Engineering | 4 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Civil Engineering | 1 |
*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.
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