核工程（Nuclear Engineering）是原子物理或核物理在工程领域的应用，主要包括核电、核医学、核子材料学与辐射度量与剂量等，包括核武器、核扩散等议题也属于核工程的范畴。
| 常见学位 | BS、MS、M.Eng、PhD |
| 典型职业及薪水 | 核工程师：$107,140 |
| 签证敏感度 | 高 |
| 高中课程准备 | 理科 |
| 专业领域 | 工科 |
| 美国第一大学 | 麻省理工学院 |
| 相关排名 | 2015USNEWS核工程排名 |
课程列表
| 核工程基础 | Elements of Nuclear Engineering |
| 核工程材料 | Nuclear Engineering Materials |
| 化学 | Chemistry |
| 物理 | Physics |
| 反应堆安全分析 | Reactor Safety Analysis |
| 计算机程序 | Computer Programming |
| 聚变反应堆技术 | Fusion Reactor Technologies |
| 核燃料 | Nuclear Fuels |
| 核辐射与环境 | Radiation and Environment |
| 热力学 | Thermodynamics |
| 反应堆理论 | Reactor Theory |
| 辐射测量 | Radiation Measurement |
| 反应堆工程 | Reactor Engineering |
| 核工程伦理 | Nuclear Engineering Ethics |
就业状况
核工程就业相对狭隘，毕业后主要从事与核相关的活动，以及进入航空等领域核能装置与动力等。以美国为例，该专业典型职业岗位与薪水如下：
- 核工程师（Nuclear Engineers）：$107,140
- 核技术员（Nuclear Technicians）：$69,720
- 核电反应堆操作员（Nuclear Power Reactor Operators）：$76,020
- 航空工程师（Aerospace Engineers）：$104,810
2015USNews美国大学研究生核能工程专业排名
| 排名 | 院校 | 学费 | 工程专业研究生注册总人数 |
| #1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA |
$43,210 per year (full-time) | 3,174 |
| #1 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI |
$22,322 per year (in-state, full-time); $41,998 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 3,178 |
| #3 | Texas A&M University-College Station (Look) College Station, TX |
$227 per credit (in-state, full-time); $581 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 3,066 |
| #3 | University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI |
$11,858 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,184 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,940 |
| #5 | Pennsylvania State University-University Park University Park, PA |
$19,304 per year (in-state, full-time); $32,416 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,719 |
| #5 | University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN |
$10,944 per year (in-state, full-time); $29,432 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 980 |
| #7 | University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA |
$11,220 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,322 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,936 |
| #8 | Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA |
$11,324 per year (in-state, full-time); $27,330 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 4,576 |
| #8 | North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC |
$7,173 per year (in-state, full-time); $19,511 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 2,929 |
| #10 | Oregon State University Corvallis, OR |
$13,644 per year (in-state, full-time); $21,177 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 912 |
| #10 | University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign Urbana, IL |
$16,754 per year (in-state, full-time); $30,246 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 3,154 |
| #12 | Purdue University-West Lafayette West Lafayette, IN |
$10,332 per year (in-state, full-time); $29,134 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 3,333 |
| #13 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY |
$45,100 per year (full-time) | 783 |
| #14 | Ohio State University Columbus, OH |
$11,928 per year (in-state, full-time); $29,592 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,680 |
| #15 | University of Missouri Columbia, MO |
$6,452 per year (in-state, full-time); $15,114 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 651 |
| #16 | Missouri University of Science & Technology Rolla, MO |
$6,661 per year (in-state, full-time); $17,199 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,196 |
| #16 | University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM |
$5,433 per year (in-state, full-time); $20,002 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 788 |
| #18 | University of Florida Gainesville, FL |
$12,642 per year (in-state, full-time); $30,035 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 2,739 |