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 doctor’s degree program in nuclear engineering, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at UT Knoxville paid an average of $1,650 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $639 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,468 | $29,656 |
| Fees | $1,912 | $2,142 |
nuclear engineering who receive their doctor’s degree from UT Knoxville make an average of $86,867 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $0.
Online degrees for the UT Knoxville 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 UT Knoxville Online Learning page.
Women made up around 18.8% 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%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 6.3% of the nuclear engineering doctor’s degrees at UT Knoxville in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 12%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 10 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Nuclear Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Nuclear Engineering | 16 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nuclear engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 1 |
| Agricultural Engineering | 1 |
| Chemical Engineering | 7 |
| Civil Engineering | 14 |
| Computer Engineering | 4 |
*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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