The Purdue University Nuclear Engineering Program offers a truly world class education. Our students are highly sought after from utilities, vendors, defense, homeland security, and graduate programs. Many opportunities exist for scholarships, fellowships, co-op, and internships. The Nuclear Engineering degrees Offered are a passport to lucrative and fulfilling careers in industry in government and one of the highest paid degrees. All of our courses, starting with NUCL 200 (Introduction to Nuclear Engineering), are taught by experienced instructors and professors (not teaching assistants).