2025 Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada

Mechanical Engineering is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #17 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 233 bachelor's degrees in mechanical engineering to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on mechanical engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of mechanical engineering students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• 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 mechanical engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized mechanical engineering related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Mechanical Engineering Schools

The me school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Mechanical Engineering in Nevada

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for mechanical engineering students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Nevada Schools for a Bachelor's in ME

1

University of Nevada - Reno
Reno, NV

135 Annual Graduates

$61,977 Median Starting Salary

$32,000 Median Student Debt

University of Nevada - Reno is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. Located in the large city of Reno, UNR is a public university with a very large student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the me program report average early career wages of $61,977.

More information about a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from University of Nevada - Reno

2

University of Nevada - Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV

98 Annual Graduates

$67,050 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat University of Nevada - Las Vegas if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. Located in the city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public university with a very large student population.

Those mechanical engineering students who get their bachelor's degree from University of Nevada - Las Vegas receive $2,537 more than the standard me student.

More information about a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	262	3,935
Washington	226	724
Oregon	185	560
Hawaii	112	75
Alaska	75	59

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Mechanical Engineering Related Rankings by Major

Mechanical Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

ME Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Mechanical Engineering	233

Majors Similar to ME

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Civil Engineering	130
Electrical Engineering	95
Computer Engineering	35
Chemical Engineering	31
Environmental Engineering	17
Biomedical Engineering	14
Geoscience Engineering	9
Materials Engineering	8
Mining Engineering	4
Engineering Physics	2

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.