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. Of the 4,115 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Nevada - Reno in 2021, 14 of them were materials engineering majors.

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	46
Most Focused Materials Engineering Schools	60
Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	74
Best Materials Engineering Schools	81

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in materials engineering from UNR. This makes it the #72 most popular school for materials engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

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, 79% of materials engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

About 64% 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. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its materials 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 materials engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNR Materials Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of materials engineering master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

In the materials engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 27% 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 materials engineering.

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

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

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.