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Nuclear Engineering Program 2021 Average Tuition Costs

What is Nuclear Engineering program?

A program that prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the design, development and operational evaluation of systems for controlling and manipulating nuclear energy, including nuclear power plant design, fission reactor design, fusion reactor design, reactor control and safety systems design, power transfer systems, containment vessels and structures design; and the analysis of related engineering problems such as fission and fusion processes, human and environmental factors, construction, and operational considerations
For the academic year 2020-2021, the average tuition costs of colleges offering Nuclear Engineering program is $34,271 for undergraduate programs and $31,427 for graduate programs. The following table shows the average tuition & fees for Nuclear Engineering programs.
2020-2021 Average Tuition & Fees ofNuclear Engineering Programs
In-StateOut-of-State
Undergraduate$12,119$34,271
Graduate$14,545$31,427

Career and Salary after Completing Nuclear Engineering Program

Next jobs are possible careers after completing Nuclear Engineering major program. The average wage is based on the employment and wage data (May 2019) from Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The average annual wage of Architectural and Engineering Managers career is $152,930 and, for Nuclear Engineers, the average annual income is $120,700.
Nuclear Engineering Careers and its Average Wage (as of May 2020)
Job TitleHourly WageAnnual Wage
Architectural and Engineering Managers$73.52$152,930
Nuclear Engineers$58.03$120,700
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary-$112,110

Average Salary after Completing Nuclear Engineering Program

The following table shows the average salary after completing the Nuclear Engineering program by degree type. The average salary after completing the Nuclear Engineering program is $61,025 for bachelor's degree and $63,000 for undergraduate certificate programs.
DegreeAverage Salary
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$63,000
Bachelor's Degree$61,025

Schools Offering Nuclear Engineering Programs

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University of California-Berkeley

Berkeley, CA | Public, 4 or more years
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2020-2021$14,312(in-state) $44,066(out-of-state)
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Colorado School of Mines

Golden, CO | Public, 4 or more years
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2020-2021$19,100(in-state) $39,800(out-of-state)
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University of Florida

Gainesville, FL | Public, 4 or more years
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2020-2021$6,381(in-state) $28,659(out-of-state)
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Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Atlanta, GA | Public, 4 or more years
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2020-2021$12,852(in-state) $33,964(out-of-state)
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Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID | Public, 4 or more years
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2020-2021$7,872(in-state) $24,494(out-of-state)
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University of Idaho

Moscow, ID | Public, 4 or more years
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2020-2021$8,304(in-state) $27,540(out-of-state)
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, IL | Public, 4 or more years
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2020-2021$15,150(in-state) $32,600(out-of-state)
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Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS | Public, 4 or more years
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2020-2021$10,466(in-state) $26,342(out-of-state)
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University of Maryland-College Park

College Park, MD | Public, 4 or more years
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2020-2021$10,779(in-state) $36,891(out-of-state)
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years
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2020-2021$53,450

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