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Environmental Engineering at University of Nevada - Reno

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Environmental Engineering at University of Nevada - Reno

If you are interested in studying environmental 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 has a total student population of 20,722. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students received a bachelor's degree in environmental engineering from UNR.

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

UNR Environmental Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Engineering
  • Master’s Degree in Environmental Engineering
  • Doctorate Degree in Environmental Engineering

UNR Environmental Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the environmental engineering progam at UNR compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 environmental engineering major at UNR is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Environmental 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 Environmental Engineering Schools 21
Best Value Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 24

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in environmental engineering from UNR. This makes it the #43 most popular school for environmental engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in environmental engineering, making the school the #26 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Environmental Engineering Graduates from UNR Make?

The median salary of environmental engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNR is $59,975. This is 7% higher than $56,263, which is the national average for all environmental engineering bachelor's degree recipients.

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Environmental Engineering Student Demographics at UNR

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

UNR Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 18 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering from UNR in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in environmental engineering 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 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its environmental 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 - Reno with a bachelor's in environmental engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

UNR Environmental Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students earned a master's degree in environmental engineering from UNR. About 0% of these graduates were women and the other 100% were men.

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Of the students who received a environmental engineering master's degree from UNR, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

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

Careers That Environmental Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in environmental 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 - Reno.

Occupation Jobs in NV Average Salary in NV
Architectural and Engineering Managers 780 $141,210
Environmental Engineers 470 $92,810
Health and Safety Engineers 180 $102,030

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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