General Mechanical Engineering at University of Nevada - Reno

If you are interested in studying general mechanical 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 approximately 20,722 students attend the school each year.

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

UNR General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Mechanical Engineering
• Master’s Degree in General Mechanical Engineering

UNR General Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The general mechanical engineering major at UNR is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Mechanical 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in general mechanical engineering, making the school the #105 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Mechanical Engineering Student Demographics at UNR

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

UNR General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of general mechanical engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 22% went to women. The typical general mechanical engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at UNR since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general mechanical 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 general mechanical 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 general mechanical engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	59
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UNR General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of general mechanical engineering master's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

Of the students who received a general mechanical engineering master's degree from UNR, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the general mechanical engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 10% 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 general mechanical engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That General Mechanical Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in general mechanical 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
Mechanical Engineers	780	$88,950
Aerospace Engineers	310	$91,850

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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