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Engineering at University of Nevada - Reno

If you are interested in studying engineering, you may want to check out the program at University of Nevada - Reno. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and approximately 20,722 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 82 students received their master's degree in engineering.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

UNR Engineering Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Engineering
  • Doctorate Degree in Engineering

UNR Engineering Rankings

There were 30 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #102 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at UNR

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at University of Nevada - Reno.

UNR Engineering Master’s Program

21% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 82 students graduated with a master's degree in engineering from UNR. About 79% were men and 21% were women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Nevada - Reno with a master's in engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 31
International Students 37
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Concentrations Within Engineering

If you plan to be a engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Nevada - Reno. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Engineering 39
Civil Engineering 34
Mechanical Engineering 11
Electrical Engineering 8
Other Engineering 8
Environmental Engineering 7
Biomedical Engineering 4
Mining Engineering 3
Materials Engineering 2
Chemical Engineering 2
Metallurgical Engineering 1
Geoscience Engineering 1

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Reno.

Occupation Jobs in NV Average Salary in NV
Software Applications Developers 3,900 $105,640
Civil Engineers 2,340 $100,700
Cost Estimators 1,900 $66,650
Systems Software Developers 1,050 $100,510
Industrial Production Managers 840 $107,330

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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