General Mechanical Engineering at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

If you plan to study general 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 has a total student population of 31,142.

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

UNLV General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Mechanical Engineering
• Master’s Degree in General Mechanical Engineering

UNLV General Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The general mechanical engineering major at UNLV is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

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

General Mechanical Engineering Student Demographics at UNLV

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

UNLV General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 82% of general mechanical engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 18% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 38% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general mechanical 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 general mechanical engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	51
White	36
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UNLV General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of general mechanical engineering master's degrees went to men and 27% went to women.

In the general mechanical engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 64% of degree recipients. That is 34% 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 general mechanical engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That General Mechanical Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in general mechanical 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
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

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