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Chemical Engineering at University of Nevada - Reno

Chemical Engineering at University of Nevada - Reno

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

UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and approximately 20,722 students attend the school each year.

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

UNR Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Chem Eng
  • Master’s Degree in Chem Eng

UNR Chemical Engineering Rankings

The chem eng major at UNR is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Chemical 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 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #107 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at UNR

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chem eng majors at University of Nevada - Reno.

UNR Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

20% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 80% of chem eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chem eng at UNR are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its chem eng 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 - Reno with a bachelor's in chem eng.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UNR Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

25% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 75% of chem eng master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

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In the chem eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 0
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Chem Eng Grads May Go Into

A degree in chem eng 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 - Reno.

Occupation Jobs in NV Average Salary in NV
Architectural and Engineering Managers 780 $141,210

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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