Metallurgical Engineering at University of Nevada - Reno

What traits are you looking for in a metallurgical 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 metallurgical engineering program.

UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and approximately 20,722 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 2 metallurgical 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 Metallurgical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

UNR Metallurgical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UNR Metallurgical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks metallurgical engineering programs across the country. The following shows how UNR performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The metallurgical engineering major at UNR is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Metallurgical 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
Most Popular Metallurgical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	5
Most Focused Metallurgical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	7
Best Value Metallurgical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	7
Most Popular Metallurgical Engineering Schools	9

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in metallurgical engineering from UNR. This is the #5 most popular school for metallurgical engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

Metallurgical Engineering Student Demographics at UNR

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

UNR Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 2 metallurgical engineering students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UNR, about 50% were men and 50% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 78% more racial-ethnic minorities in its metallurgical 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 metallurgical engineering.

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

UNR Metallurgical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 metallurgical 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 metallurgical 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	0

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

Related Majors

• Engineering Physics
• Other Engineering
• Mining Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Geoscience Engineering

Careers That Metallurgical Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in metallurgical 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
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.