Computer Engineering at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Every computer engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the CE program at University of Nevada - Las Vegas stacks up to those at other schools.

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and approximately 31,142 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,885 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Nevada - Las Vegas in 2021, 28 of them were computer engineering majors.

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

UNLV Computer Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CE

UNLV Computer Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks CE programs across the country. The following shows how UNLV performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The CE major at UNLV is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Computer Engineering Schools	170
Most Focused Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	190

How Much Do CE Graduates from UNLV Make?

The median salary of CE students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNLV is $64,154. This is less than $70,001, which is the national average of all CE majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

CE Student Demographics at UNLV

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

UNLV Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 28 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from UNLV in 2020-2021, 86% were men and 14% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 43% more racial-ethnic minorities in its CE 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 CE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UNLV also has a doctoral program available in CE. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Civil Engineering

Careers That CE Grads May Go Into

A degree in CE 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
Systems Software Developers	1,050	$100,510
Architectural and Engineering Managers	780	$141,210
Computer Network Architects	640	$104,350
Computer Hardware Engineers	120	$88,670

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
• Image Credit: By Stan Shebs under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.