Nuclear Engineering

  • Nuclear engineering is the study and research of nuclear energy and radiation.
  • Nuclear engineering is expected to grow because of the need of research of energy and cancer treatment.
  • The starting bachelor's degree salary is $68,300.
  • The average salary is $97,080.
  • There is an employment of about 16,800 nuclear engineers.
  • It is expecting to grow by about 11 percent in the next decade.
  • The top 3 schools are University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, University of Wisconsin, and MIT.