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 North Carolina State University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in nuclear engineering, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at NC State was $1,468 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $505 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,095 | $26,421 |
| Fees | $2,578 | $2,578 |
Online degrees for the NC State nuclear engineering doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NC State Online Learning page.
Women made up around 8.7% of the nuclear engineering students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 21.2%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in nuclear engineering at NC State in 2019-2020, 8.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 12%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 13 |
| International Students | 8 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Nuclear Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Nuclear Engineering | 23 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 9 |
| Agricultural Engineering | 5 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 10 |
| Chemical Engineering | 20 |
| Civil Engineering | 19 |
*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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