Mechanical Engineering at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

If you plan to study mechanical engineering, take a look at what University of Nevada - Las Vegas has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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, 95 of them were mechanical engineering majors.

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

UNLV Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in ME
• Master’s Degree in ME
• Doctorate Degree in ME

UNLV Mechanical Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ME major at UNLV is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mechanical 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
	126
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	177
	270

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in ME from UNLV. This makes it the #178 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #125 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UNLV ME Graduates

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNLV is $59,374. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $65,190 for all ME students.

ME Student Demographics at UNLV

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

UNLV Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 95 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from UNLV in 2020-2021, 91% were men and 9% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% more racial-ethnic minorities in its ME 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 ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	29
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

UNLV Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 7 students who earned a master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from UNLV in 2020-2021, 86% were men and 14% were women.

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 ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNLV also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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

Careers That ME Grads May Go Into

A degree in ME 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
Cost Estimators	1,900	$66,650
Architectural and Engineering Managers	780	$141,210
Mechanical Engineers	780	$88,950
Aerospace Engineers	310	$91,850

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.