ORISE Report Shows Overall Number of Nuclear Engineering Degrees Decreases to Lowest Level in More Than a Decade

OAK RIDGE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The overall number of nuclear engineering degrees awarded in 2021 and 2022 were at their lowest levels in more than a decade. However, the number of doctoral degrees awarded in 2022 was at the highest level recorded since 1966. This is according to a study conducted by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education that surveyed 34 U.S. universities with nuclear engineering programs. The report, Nuclear Engineering Enrollments and Degrees Survey, 2021-22 Da