Undergraduate Nuclear Engineering at University of California-Berkeley

Here is an overview of this program at UC Berkeley. You can study it at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. It ranks as high as #1 out of 1 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

Rankings
Available Degrees
Bachelor’s Degrees
Graduate Study

UC Berkeley Undergraduate Nuclear Engineering Rankings

#3 in the U.S.

#1 in California

By College Factual’s measure, UC Berkeley among the top schools in the country for nuclear engineering, ranked #3 out of 18 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Nuclear Engineering Schools	3 of 18
Best Nuclear Engineering Schools in California	1 of 1

Undergraduate Nuclear Engineering Degrees at UC Berkeley

The table below lists every degree level available for nuclear engineering at UC Berkeley, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	12
Master’s	31
Doctoral	14

UC Berkeley Nuclear Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees

During the most recent reporting year, University of California-Berkeley handed out 12 bachelor’s degrees in nuclear engineering.

Bachelor’s Rankings

UC Berkeley is among the very best schools in the country for nuclear engineering at the bachelor’s level. Specifically, it ranked #1 out of 1 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Nuclear Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	1
Best Nuclear Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1
Best Nuclear Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3

UC Berkeley Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

$15,377 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$11,442	$44,148
Fees	$3,117	$3,117

Learn more about UC Berkeley tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

In the most recent graduating class, 67% of nuclear engineering bachelor’s degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

The majority of nuclear engineering bachelor’s degree graduates at UC Berkeley are White. Approximately 50% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of California-Berkeley with a bachelor’s in nuclear engineering.

Ethnic diversity of Nuclear Engineering majors at University of California-Berkeley

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	3

Graduate Study in Nuclear Engineering at UC Berkeley

This program is also offered at the graduate level at UC Berkeley. Annual graduate completions by level are shown below.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s Degrees in Nuclear Engineering	31
Doctoral Degrees in Nuclear Engineering	14

References

National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
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