This article features top engineering colleges in Nevada that offer master and doctoral degrees in the fields of biological engineering, chemical engineering, computer science, materials engineering, mechanical engineering, etc. Please be informed that each school receives national wide rank as the ranking compares all engineering schools in the United States. Some important ranking factors include average GRE scores, alumni surveys, current student interviews, institutional research publications, and peer college assessment. In the following list of best engineering schools in the state of Nevada, you can see tuition cost for both in-state and out-of-state students, acceptable rates and admissions statistics for each top ranked engineering college.
| National Ranking | Nevada Top Engineering Programs |
| 140 | University of Nevada–Reno (Reno, NV) Overall acceptance rate: 45.8% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 710 Tuition: In-state, full-time: $277 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $1,032 per credit Total graduate engineering enrollment: 326 Research expenditures per faculty member: $251,210 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $15,072,641 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 0.0% |
| 186 | University of Nevada–Las Vegas (Hughes) (Las Vegas, NV) Overall acceptance rate: 64.2% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 713 Tuition: In-state, full-time: $4,833 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $18,428 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 218 Research expenditures per faculty member: $79,836 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $4,870,000 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 0.0% |