The main focus area for this major is General Computer Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Computer Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at University of Nevada - Reno. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in CE, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at UNR was ranked #107 on College Factual's Best Schools for CE list. It is also ranked #1 in Nevada.
Here are some of the other rankings for UNR.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at UNR was $530 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $263 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $7,901 | $23,554 |
Fees | $794 | $794 |
Books and Supplies | $1,300 | $1,300 |
On Campus Room and Board | $12,216 | $12,216 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $4,370 | $4,370 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. CE students who received their bachelor’s degree at UNR took out an average of $21,845 in student loans. That is 14% lower than the national average of $25,424.
CE who receive their bachelor’s degree from UNR make an average of $66,701 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $67,013.
Online degrees for the UNR CE bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UNR Online Learning page.
Women made up around 15.5% of the CE students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 15.2%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in CE at UNR in 2019-2020, 41.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 12 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 18 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 57 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 13 |
Computer Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Computer Engineering | 103 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Biomedical Engineering | 6 |
Chemical Engineering | 26 |
Civil Engineering | 92 |
Electrical Engineering | 44 |
Engineering Physics | 2 |
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*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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