Geoscience Engineering at University of Nevada - Reno

Every geoscience engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the geoscience engineering 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. In 2021, 20 geoscience engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from UNR.

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

UNR Geoscience Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Geoscience Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Geoscience Engineering

UNR Geoscience Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the geoscience 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 geoscience engineering major at UNR is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Geoscience 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 Geoscience Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	11
Best Value Geoscience Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in geoscience engineering from UNR. This is the #8 most popular school for geoscience engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Geoscience Engineering Graduates from UNR Make?

The median salary of geoscience engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNR is $50,888. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $54,258 for all geoscience engineering students.

Geoscience Engineering Student Demographics at UNR

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

UNR Geoscience Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in geoscience engineering from UNR. About 55% were men and 45% were women. The typical geoscience engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% women. So female students are more repesented at UNR since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geoscience engineering 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 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its geoscience 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 geoscience engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNR Geoscience Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 geoscience engineering major earned their master's degree from UNR.

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

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

UNR also has a doctoral program available in geoscience engineering. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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

Careers That Geoscience Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in geoscience 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
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.