Materials Engineering at University of Nevada - Reno

Every materials engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the materials engineering program at University of Nevada - Reno stacks up to those at other schools.

UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and approximately 20,722 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students received their master's degree in materials engineering.

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

UNR Materials Engineering Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Materials Engineering

UNR Materials Engineering Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in materials engineering, making the school the #75 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Materials Engineering Student Demographics at UNR

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

UNR Materials Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 2 materials engineering students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UNR, about 100% were men and 0% were women.

In the materials engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 33% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Metallurgical Engineering
• Geoscience Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Mining Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering

Careers That Materials Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in materials 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
Cost Estimators	1,900	$66,650
Architectural and Engineering Managers	780	$141,210
Materials Engineers	120	$95,070

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By delamare under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.