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2023 Most Popular Engineering Schools in Nevada

2 Colleges
$59,445 Avg Salary
$22,643 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, engineering students earned 169 degrees and certificates from a Nevada school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Engineering Schools in Nevada ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Nevada to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering program at each school on the list.

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2023 Most Popular Engineering Schools in Nevada

Check out the engineering programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Nevada.

#1

University of Nevada - Reno

Reno, NV
120 Degrees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nevada - Reno the most popular school in Nevada for engineering students. Located in the city of Reno, UNR is a public school with a very large student population.

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#2

University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Las Vegas, NV
49 Degrees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Schools in Nevada list. UNLV is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Las Vegas.

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State Degrees Awarded
California 9,121
Washington 939
Oregon 555
Hawaii 63
Alaska 32

Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548
Systems Engineering 3,068
Industrial Engineering 3,028
Chemical Engineering 2,662
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 2,375
Other Engineering 1,820
Materials Engineering 1,810
Operations Research 1,191
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 928
Environmental Engineering 919
Robotics Engineering 560
Engineering Science 451
Nuclear Engineering 437
Manufacturing Engineering 423
Petroleum Engineering 401
Agricultural Engineering 332
Construction Engineering 288
Engineering Physics 286
Architectural Engineering 243
Geoscience Engineering 173
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 167
Engineering Mechanics 144
Mining Engineering 132
Ocean Engineering 112
Textile Engineering 96
Biological Engineering 80
Energy Systems Engineering 79
Marine Engineering 44
Metallurgical Engineering 40
Biochemical Engineering 21
Ceramic Engineering 20
Electromechanical Engineering 16
Surveying Engineering 11
Paper Science & Engineering 7

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705
Engineering Technologies 7,672

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.

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