Civil Engineering at University of Nevada - Reno

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

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 Civil Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

UNR Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

UNR Civil Engineering Rankings

The civil eng major at UNR is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Civil 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 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at UNR

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

UNR Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of civil eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in civil eng at UNR are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its civil 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 civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	46
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UNR Civil Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 81% of civil eng master's degrees went to men and 19% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Civil Engineering

The following civil eng concentations are available at University of Nevada - Reno. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Nevada - Reno. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Civil Engineering	102

Related Majors

• Engineering Physics
• Metallurgical Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Mining Engineering
• Materials Engineering

Careers That Civil Eng Grads May Go Into

A degree in civil 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
Civil Engineers	2,340	$100,700
Architectural and Engineering Managers	780	$141,210
Environmental Engineers	470	$92,810
Engineers	460	$94,950
Mining and Geological Engineers	350	$85,640

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 delamare under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.