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What can you do with a
Nuclear Engineering degree?

Nuclear Engineering is modest-paying, AI barely touches it, and you would have escape routes.

Is this major worth the money?

Real graduate earnings vs. the debt you'd carry — and how long it takes to pay off.
2.2 yrs
to pay back the degree
+$51k
earnings premium vs no degree
Median earnings
$96,140
Typical debt
$21,963
4-yr net cost
$67,712
Monthly loan payment
$250/mo
If you earn:

Where this major actually leads

3 careers it opens — bar color = AI risk, tag = how hard the path is.
Architectural and Engineering Managerscommon
AI risk 3 → 47 future · +3.8% demand
$171,092
Nuclear Engineersstretch
AI risk 0 → 55 future · -1.1% demand
$112,081
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondarystretch
AI risk 36 → 50 future · +8.1% demand
$96,000
● green = AI-safe · red = AI-exposed · click any career for the full breakdown
How this is built. We take every career this major leads to (CIP→SOC official crosswalk), then join each one's real salary (BLS/DOL), AI exposure (O*NET + model), demand growth, and skill-based escape routes. ROI from College Scorecard. Every figure here is joined from official sources, not estimated.