by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in nuclear engineering, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, 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 UT Knoxville was ranked #14 on College Factual's Best Schools for nuclear engineering list. It is also ranked #1 in Tennessee.
Here are some of the other rankings for UT Knoxville.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UT Knoxville paid an average of $1,137 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $378 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,332 | $28,522 |
| Fees | $1,932 | $2,162 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,598 | $1,598 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,856 | $11,856 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $5,780 | $5,780 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Nuclear Engineering students who received their bachelor’s degree at UT Knoxville took out an average of $25,000 in student loans. That is 6% higher than the national average of $23,569.
The median early career salary of nuclear engineering students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UT Knoxville is $62,409 per year. That is 2% higher than the national average of $61,025.
UT Knoxville does not offer an online option for its nuclear engineering bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UT Knoxville Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in nuclear engineering in 2019-2020, 18.6% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 17.4%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in nuclear engineering at UT Knoxville in 2019-2020, 16.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 27%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 33 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Nuclear Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Nuclear Engineering | 43 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nuclear engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 28 |
| Agricultural Engineering | 8 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 37 |
| Chemical Engineering | 74 |
| Civil Engineering | 93 |
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*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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