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Undergraduate Nuclear Engineering at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Here is an overview of this program at University of Wisconsin-Madison. You can study it at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. It ranks as high as #1 out of 1 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Rankings
• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees
• Graduate Study

University of Wisconsin-Madison Undergraduate Nuclear Engineering Rankings

By College Factual’s measure, University of Wisconsin-Madison among the top schools in the country for nuclear engineering, coming in at #10 out of 18 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Nuclear Engineering Schools	10 of 18
Best Nuclear Engineering Schools in Wisconsin	1 of 1
Best Nuclear Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region	4 of 4

Undergraduate Nuclear Engineering Degrees at University of Wisconsin-Madison

The table below lists every degree level granted in nuclear engineering at University of Wisconsin-Madison, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	10
Master’s	12
Doctoral	7

University of Wisconsin-Madison Nuclear Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, University of Wisconsin-Madison handed out 10 bachelor’s degrees in nuclear engineering.

Bachelor’s Rankings

University of Wisconsin-Madison is among the very best schools in the country for nuclear engineering at the bachelor’s level. In particular it placed #1 out of 1 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Nuclear Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin	1
Best Nuclear Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	4
Best Nuclear Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8

Salary of Nuclear Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Nuclear Engineering graduates with a bachelor’s degree from University of Wisconsin-Madison go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $85,629 a year. This is higher than $74,335, the median for all majors at University of Wisconsin-Madison.

University of Wisconsin-Madison Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$9,273	$40,506
Fees	$1,597	$1,597

Read more about University of Wisconsin-Madison tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

In the most recent graduating class, 80% of nuclear engineering bachelor’s degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

The largest share of nuclear engineering bachelor’s degree graduates at University of Wisconsin-Madison are White. Roughly 90% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison with a bachelor’s in nuclear engineering.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	0

Graduate Study in Nuclear Engineering at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Graduate study is also available at University of Wisconsin-Madison. Here are the graduate award levels offered.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s Degrees in Nuclear Engineering	12
Doctoral Degrees in Nuclear Engineering	7

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• Image Credit: By Czar under License More about our data sources and methodologies.