2025 Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Nevada

a master's degree in civil engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #40 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Nevada to determine which ones were the best for civil engineering students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 43 master's degrees in civil engineering during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to civil engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other civil engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for civil engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized civil engineering related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for civil engineering students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Nevada list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Civil Engineering in Nevada

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for civil engineering students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Nevada Schools for a Master's in Civil Eng

1

University of Nevada - Reno
Reno, NV

31 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Nevada - Reno if you want to pursue a master's degree in civil engineering. Located in the city of Reno, UNR is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in civil engineering from University of Nevada - Reno

2

University of Nevada - Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV

12 Annual Graduates

University of Nevada - Las Vegas is a good option for students pursuing a master's degree in civil engineering. Located in the city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in civil engineering from University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Civil Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	253	915
Washington	183	178
Oregon	158	77
Hawaii	85	19
Alaska	52	11

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Civil Engineering Related Rankings by Major

One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Civil Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Civil Eng Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Civil Engineering	43

Majors Similar to Civil Eng

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	21
Electrical Engineering	11
Materials Engineering	6
Chemical Engineering	4
Biomedical Engineering	2
Metallurgical Engineering	2
Mining Engineering	2
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	1
Geoscience Engineering	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 Master Sgt. Roger Parsons. More about our data sources and methodologies.