The 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 University of Wisconsin - Madison. 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 UW - Madison was ranked #10 on College Factual's Best Schools for nuclear engineering list. It is also ranked #1 in Wisconsin.
Here are some of the other rankings for UW - Madison.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UW - Madison paid an average of $1,548 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $386 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $9,273 | $37,161 |
Fees | $1,469 | $1,469 |
Books and Supplies | $1,150 | $1,150 |
On Campus Room and Board | $12,200 | $12,200 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,066 | $3,066 |
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nuclear engineering who receive their bachelor’s degree from UW - Madison make an average of $57,318 a year during the early days of their career. That is 6% lower than the national average of $61,025.
Online degrees for the UW - Madison nuclear engineering bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UW - Madison Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in nuclear engineering in 2019-2020, none of them were women.
Around 20.0% of nuclear engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at UW - Madison in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 27%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 12 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Nuclear Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Nuclear Engineering | 15 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Agricultural Engineering | 61 |
Biomedical Engineering | 81 |
Chemical Engineering | 113 |
Civil Engineering | 108 |
Computer Engineering | 98 |
*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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