2025 Best General Mechanical Engineering Schools in Nevada

General Mechanical Engineering is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #14 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Nevada to determine which ones were the best for general mechanical engineering students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 259 degrees in general mechanical engineering annually.

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• Best Overall General Mechanical Engineering Schools List

Pick Your General Mechanical Engineering Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Mechanical Engineering Schools in Nevada list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for General Mechanical Engineering in Nevada

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the general mechanical engineering degree levels they offer.

Top Nevada Schools in General Mechanical Engineering

1

University of Nevada - Reno
Reno, NV

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

146 General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in general mechanical engineering has to check out University of Nevada - Reno. UNR is a very large public university located in the large city of Reno.More information about a degree in general mechanical engineering from University of Nevada - Reno

2

University of Nevada - Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

113 General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Awarded

8.0% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in general mechanical engineering needs to look into University of Nevada - Las Vegas. UNLV is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas.More information about a degree in general mechanical engineering from University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Best General Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best General Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	999	5,136
Washington	831	1,078
Oregon	587	646
Hawaii	267	90
Alaska	167	66

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General Mechanical Engineering Related Rankings by Major

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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 Michel Villeneuve.

More about our data sources and methodologies.