Rolla, Missouri · Public
Nuclear Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 1.5% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $16,298 school-wide net price and $82,957 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
1.5% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a measurable award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 1.5% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 29
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 72.6%
- Graduation rate
- 64.4%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $16,298/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $65,192
- Median debt
- $23,250
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $82,957/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (1.5%), school-wide average net price ($16,298), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($82,957), and peer averages from 29 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 29 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of A, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is 3.1x the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($3,620 below), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($9,148 above). Together, those school-level evidence points place Missouri University of Science and Technology in the top 24% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA · 0.9% of reported awards · $20,111 net A+ 
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · 0.3% of reported awards · $13,481 net A+ 
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · 0.4% of reported awards · $13,138 net A 
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL · 0.3% of reported awards · $14,355 net A 
Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN · 0.3% of reported awards · $14,600 net A University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI · 0.2% of reported awards · $17,354 net B Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Nuclear Engineering accounts for 1.5% of the awards or completions reported for Missouri University of Science and Technology. That award concentration is higher than at 93% of schools in this field set and is 3.1x the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
Missouri University of Science and Technology's average net price is $16,298 per year, about $65,192 over four years. That is $3,620 below the $19,918 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $82,957 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $9,148 above the $73,809 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places Missouri University of Science and Technology #7 of 29 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.