Nuclear Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Atlanta, GA · Bachelor's Degree · about 14 graduates a year

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Median pay 1 year after graduating
$114,772
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$99,297
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#2 of 12
Rank by pay
#1 of 12
Rank, wage-adjusted
$21,426
Median federal debt

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus graduates in nuclear engineering earn 16% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 19% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Compares for Nuclear Engineering

All 12 colleges reporting nuclear engineering earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL$116,047$114,015#2$81,134
2Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA$114,772$118,812#1—
3Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX$103,438$105,166#6$66,604
4University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI$102,449$106,603#5—
5North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC$100,212$107,542#4$74,540
6The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN$99,139$108,299#3$73,724
7Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA$94,365$95,970#9$78,218
8University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI$94,330$99,460#7—
9Oregon State University Corvallis, OR$94,105$94,659#10$69,657
10Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR$94,105$94,659#11$69,657

Other Majors at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$150,628$105,137#14 of 459
Computer Engineering$128,497$93,629#23 of 189
Industrial Engineering$128,003$87,826#2 of 94
Mathematics$122,099—#12 of 309
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$111,655$86,865#29 of 258
Business Administration, Management and Operations$106,155$73,557#23 of 1176
Chemical Engineering$104,104$85,847#30 of 158
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$102,755$74,562#20 of 118
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$102,415$79,300#16 of 59
Mechanical Engineering$99,955$78,862#40 of 318
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$99,915$76,507#1 of 158
Design and Applied Arts$95,697$52,694#3 of 299
Materials Engineering$92,260$76,488#16 of 34
Civil Engineering$85,133$75,688#116 of 233
Research and Experimental Psychology$83,012—#3 of 82
Physics$82,431—#40 of 107
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$81,818$70,008#22 of 46
International Relations and National Security Studies$79,264—#17 of 118
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$72,940$25,623#30 of 110
Architecture$71,292$48,863#20 of 78
Science, Technology and Society$65,454$40,297#8 of 10
Public Policy Analysis—$48,383—
Biology—$19,167—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus nuclear engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn $114,772 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus rank for nuclear engineering?

Among 12 colleges reporting earnings for nuclear engineering graduates, Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus ranks #2 by median pay four years after graduation, and #1 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is nuclear engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus worth it?

Its graduates earn 16% more than the national median for nuclear engineering ($99,297), and the median federal debt at graduation is $21,426.

← All data for Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.