Nuclear Engineering

  • Nuclear engineers research and develop processes, instruments, and systems used to obtain benefits from nuclear energy and radiation
  • Nuclear engineers design, develop, monitor, and operate nuclear plants to produce power
  • In 2009 there were 16,900 nuclear engineers in the United States
  • The nuclear engineering field is expected to grow by 11% in the next decades
  • A nuclear engineer with a Bachelor's degree can receive $61,610
  • The average salary for a nuclear engineer is $97,080
  • The top three schools for becoming a nuclear engineer are University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and MIT