Bachelor's · Engineering
Nuclear Engineering (Bachelor's): earnings by school
14 schools report graduate earnings for this major.
- Median across schools, 1 year out
- $77,236
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Median across schools, 4 years out
- $94,365
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical debt
- $20,000
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
Across 13 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $94,105 and $102,449. The school matters less than you might think for this major.
Schools, highest earnings first
| School | 1 year | 4 years | Debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL | $82,743 | $116,047 | $21,000 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus GA | — | $114,772 | — |
| Texas A&M University-College Station TX | $75,747 | $103,438 | $19,000 |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison WI | — | $102,449 | — |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC | — | $100,212 | $20,000 |
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville TN | $90,657 | $99,139 | $18,642 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg PA | $76,869 | $94,365 | $26,000 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA | $76,869 | $94,365 | $26,000 |
| University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI | — | $94,330 | — |
| Oregon State University OR | — | $94,105 | $19,500 |
| Oregon State University-Cascades Campus OR | — | $94,105 | $19,500 |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology MO | $80,397 | $89,929 | $20,000 |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute NY | — | $87,239 | — |
| Purdue University-Main Campus IN | $77,236 | — | $25,495 |