Best Nuclear Engineering Masters Programs in Idaho

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The M.S. Nuclear Engineering degree is a research-based degree culminating in a master thesis.

Nuclear Engineering requires a minimum of 30 credit hours, and normally takes 6 credits of thesis,.

Nuclear Engineering normally takes three to four semesters to complete.

Completion of the program will count towards eligibility for the Professional Engineer License (PE) to practice Engineering, which requires a four-year degree from an ABET-accredited school, four years of experience under a PE, and passing the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) and Principles of Practice in Engineering (PE) Exams.

Recipients of this competitive fellowship receive full tuition and fees by U of I during their first three years of graduate school. INL covers tuition, fees, and a $60,000 annual salary during the final two years of their doctoral research, to be conducted at INL.

Funded through the Energy, this student training and outreach program teaches students assess and make recommendations toward energy savings, waste reduction and productivity on an industrial site.

These year-long salaried assignments offer hands-on experience in nuclear security and nonproliferation. Administered by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and open to all engineering disciplines.

Open to full-time graduate and doctoral students.

For outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based master and doctoral degrees.

Our college offers 20+ clubs and organizations tied to international and national engineering organizations, including national competition teams.

This program will give you the technical education and research experiences you need to work in industry, government or academia.

Work with leading researchers at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and through CAES, a world-class, collaborative education and research environment where advanced, driven engineering students learn from each other, participate in research and other projects and receive guidance from industry professionals as they seek to solve regional energy challenges that can have an impact on a national level.