Mining Engineering at University of Nevada - Reno

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

UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and has a total student population of 20,722. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students received their master's degree in mining engineering.

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

UNR Mining Engineering Degrees Available

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

UNR Mining Engineering Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in mining engineering, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Mining Engineering Student Demographics at UNR

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

UNR Mining Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 mining engineering majors earned their master's degree from UNR. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Metallurgical Engineering
• Geoscience Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering

Careers That Mining Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in mining 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers	780	$141,210
Mining and Geological Engineers	350	$85,640

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.