Engineering Schools In Nevada
There are 5 accredited engineering schools in Nevada for faculty who teach engineering classes to choose from. The trends in Nevada's engineering academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in engineering includes engineering training at the following levels:
- Engineering Certificate
- Associates degree in Engineering
- Bachelors degree in Engineering
- Masters degree in Engineering
- PhD degree in Engineering
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Professional Trends
Nevada Vs. National Engineering Employment
| Nevada | 10,380 |
| National | 1,704,460 |
Approximately 1% of the country's engineering professionals work in Nevada state.
Employment Growth for Engineering professionals In Nevada
| 10,620 | 11,240 | 11,240 | 10,970 | 9,100 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Nevada, engineering is a shrinking field. In Nevada, 1,520 less engineering professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of engineering professionals has shrunk by 14%. This decline is slower than the change in the number of engineering professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of engineering professionals has shrunk by 23% from 2006 to 2010.
Engineering VS. All Professions salaries in Nevada
| $64,328 | $66,388 | $69,288 | $73,106 | $74,166 |
| $45,390 | $46,413 | $47,635 | $49,555 | $51,254 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Engineering
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In Nevada, as the number of engineering professionals is declining, the salaries earned by engineering professionals are increasing. In 2006 engineering professionals made a mean salary of $64,328 per year, and in 2010 they made $74,166 per year.
Salary percentiles for Engineering professionals in Nevada
10th percentile |
$48,526 |
25th percentile |
$58,199 |
50th percentile |
$70,595 |
75th percentile |
$88,150 |
90th percentile |
$95,492 |
Thus, engineering professionals' salaries grew by 13% in 4 years. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In the state of Nevada, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of engineering. The pay differential between the highest paid engineering professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 97%
Average Salaries for Engineering professionals and related professions in Nevada
Civil Engineering |
$63,917 |
Computer Engineering |
$81,690 |
Electrical Engineering |
$77,980 |
Engineering |
$74,815 |
Mechanical Engineering |
$67,256 |
Software Engineering |
$73,162 |
In Nevada, engineering professionals make, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Engineering programs available for each degree type for all schools in Nevada
associate |
3 |
bachelor |
13 |
master |
13 |
doctor |
9 |
Certificate |
2 |
| Total | 40 |
As the number of engineering professionals is decreasing in Nevada state, the number of students graduating from the 5 accredited engineering schools in Nevada state is decreasing. In Nevada, there were 537 graduates in 2006. And there were 374 graduates from engineering courses in 2010.
This represents a 30% decrease in the number of engineering degree or certificate school graduates in Nevada state. 33% of these graduates received an bachelor's degree in engineering.