General Materials Engineering at University of Nevada - Reno

Every general materials engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the materials processing and manufacturing program at University of Nevada - Reno stacks up to those at other schools.

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 General Materials Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

UNR General Materials Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Materials Processing and Manufacturing
• Master’s Degree in Materials Processing and Manufacturing

UNR General Materials Engineering Rankings

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

Materials Processing and Manufacturing Student Demographics at UNR

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

UNR General Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of materials processing and manufacturing bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical materials processing and manufacturing 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 processing and manufacturing 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 processing and manufacturing.

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 General Materials Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of materials processing and manufacturing 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 processing and manufacturing.

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

Careers That Materials Processing and Manufacturing Grads May Go Into

A degree in materials processing and manufacturing 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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