Engineering at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

68% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying engineering, you may want to check out the program at University of Nevada - Las Vegas. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and approximately 31,142 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

UNLV Engineering Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
Master’s Degree in Engineering

UNLV Engineering Rankings

The engineering major at UNLV is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #167 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at UNLV

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

UNLV Engineering Bachelor’s Program

23% Women

68% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 77% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 38% more racial-ethnic minorities in its engineering bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Nevada - Las Vegas with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	41
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	94
White	70
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

UNLV Engineering Master’s Program

24% Women

59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 76% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 24% went to women.

In the engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 59% of degree recipients. That is 29% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Nevada - Las Vegas with a master's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	6
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Engineering

Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Nevada - Las Vegas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	104
Civil Engineering	76
Electrical Engineering	42
Computer Engineering	28
Other Engineering	6
Biomedical Engineering	2
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	2

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Software Applications Developers	3,900	$105,640
Civil Engineers	2,340	$100,700
Cost Estimators	1,900	$66,650
Systems Software Developers	1,050	$100,510
Industrial Production Managers	840	$107,330

References

*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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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