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Virginia Tech PhD in Nuclear Engineering

3 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

The 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 Virginia Tech. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in nuclear engineering, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Nuclear Engineering from Virginia Tech Cost?

$16,030 Average Tuition and Fees

Virginia Tech Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Virginia Tech paid an average of $1,534 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $761 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 $13,701 $27,614
Fees $2,329 $2,933

Does Virginia Tech Offer an Online PhD in Nuclear Engineering?

Online degrees for the Virginia Tech 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 Virginia Tech Online Learning page.

Virginia Tech Doctorate Student Diversity for Nuclear Engineering

3 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
33.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 3 students received their doctor’s degree in nuclear engineering. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

None of the students who received their PhD in nuclear engineering in 2019-2020 were women.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 33.3% of the nuclear engineering doctor’s degrees at Virginia Tech in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 12%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 0
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

PhD in Nuclear Engineering Focus Areas at Virginia Tech

Nuclear Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Nuclear Engineering 3

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References

*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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