If you plan on majoring in engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #7 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
There was only one school in Nevada to review for the 2025 Best Engineering Schools in Nevada ranking.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Engineering Schools in Nevada list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of engineering degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of Nevada - Reno is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in engineering. UNR is a very large public university located in the city of Reno.
Students who graduate with their degree from the engineering program state that they receive average early career income of $65,124.
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).