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The bachelor's program at UNR was ranked #160 on College Factual's Best Schools for engineering list. It is also ranked #1 in Nevada.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of Nevada - Reno handed out 519 bachelor's degrees in engineering. This is an increase of 9% over the previous year when 478 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 82 students received their master’s degree in engineering from UNR. This makes it the #134 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 30 students received their doctoral degrees in engineering in 2021, making the school the #102 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at University of Nevada - Reno.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 519 engineering majors earned their bachelor's degree from UNR. Of these graduates, 81% were men and 19% were women.
The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at UNR are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 56% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Nevada - Reno with a bachelor's in engineering.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 88 |
Black or African American | 15 |
Hispanic or Latino | 79 |
White | 292 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 3 |
Other Races | 42 |
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 82 students earned a master's degree in engineering from UNR. About 21% of these graduates were women and the other 79% were men.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Nevada - Reno with a master's in engineering.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 3 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
White | 31 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 37 |
Other Races | 5 |
Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas. Individual majors may not be available for all degree levels.
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Mechanical Engineering | 166 |
Computer Engineering | 159 |
Civil Engineering | 102 |
Electrical Engineering | 63 |
Chemical Engineering | 40 |
Environmental Engineering | 25 |
Biomedical Engineering | 24 |
Geoscience Engineering | 21 |
Materials Engineering | 16 |
Mining Engineering | 11 |
Other Engineering | 8 |
Metallurgical Engineering | 3 |
Engineering Physics | 1 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 419 |
Physical Sciences | 123 |
Natural Resources & Conservation | 89 |
Mathematics & Statistics | 70 |
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations | 67 |
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