by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Civil Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Civil 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 civil eng, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at UNR was ranked #136 on College Factual's Best Schools for civil eng list. It is also ranked #1 in Nevada.
Here are some of the other rankings for UNR.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UNR paid an average of $530 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $263 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Learn more about UNR tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at UNR in Civil Eng walked away with an average of $22,500 in student debt. That is 4% lower than the national average of $23,346.
The median early career salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UNR is $59,042 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $57,979.
UNR does not offer an online option for its civil eng bachelor’s degree program 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 27.2% of the civil eng students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 27.3%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in civil eng at UNR in 2019-2020, 42.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 11 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 |
| White | 52 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 8 |
Civil Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Civil Engineering | 92 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biomedical Engineering | 6 |
| Chemical Engineering | 26 |
| Computer Engineering | 103 |
| Electrical Engineering | 44 |
| Engineering Physics | 2 |
*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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