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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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 419 |
| Physical Sciences | 123 |
| Natural Resources & Conservation | 89 |
| Mathematics & Statistics | 70 |
| Agriculture & Agriculture Operations | 67 |
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