Cambridge, Massachusetts · Private Non-Profit
Nuclear Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.9% reported program-share signal, $20,111 school-wide net price, and $143,372 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 43 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.9% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.9%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~43
- Schools with reported signal
- 29
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 4.6%
- Graduation rate
- 96.4%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $20,111/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $80,444
- Median debt
- $14,768
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $143,372/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A+
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (0.9%), school-wide average net price ($20,111), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($143,372), and peer averages from 29 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 29 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of A+, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is 2.0x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($193 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($69,563 above). Together, those evidence points place Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the top 10% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · 0.3% reported share · $13,481 net A+ 
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · 0.4% reported share · $13,138 net A 
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL · 0.3% reported share · $14,355 net A 
Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO · 1.5% reported share · $16,298 net A 
Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN · 0.3% reported share · $14,600 net A University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI · 0.2% reported share · $17,354 net B Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Nuclear Engineering accounts for 0.9% of reported programs at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which is bigger than 83% of schools in this field set and 2.0x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 43 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Massachusetts Institute of Technology's average net price is $20,111 per year, about $80,444 over four years. That is $193 above the $19,918 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $143,372 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $69,563 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 program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Massachusetts Institute of Technology #3 of 29 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.