Materials Engineering at University of Nevada - Reno

What traits are you looking for in a materials engineering school? To help you decide if University of Nevada - Reno is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's materials engineering program.

UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and has a total student population of 20,722.

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

UNR Materials Engineering Degrees Available

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

UNR Materials Engineering Rankings

The materials engineering major at UNR is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Materials 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 materials engineering, making the school the #75 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Materials Engineering Student Demographics at UNR

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

UNR Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of materials engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical materials engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at UNR since its program graduates 42% more women than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in materials engineering at UNR are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNR Materials Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of materials engineering master's degrees went to men and 17% 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 materials engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Materials Engineering

Materials Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Nevada - Reno. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Materials Engineering	16

Related Majors

• Engineering Physics
• Metallurgical Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Mining Engineering
• Geoscience Engineering

Careers That Materials Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in materials 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
Cost Estimators	1,900	$66,650
Architectural and Engineering Managers	780	$141,210
Materials Engineers	120	$95,070

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

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