Overview
About the Program
The Mechanical Engineering Department represents one of the broadest areas within engineering. Graduate students in the Mechanical Engineering program at University of Nevada, Reno are exposed to fundamental and emerging research topics that reflect the diversity of our faculty's research interests and potential applications.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Intermediate Heat Transfer
- Air Conditioning Engineering Systems
- Heat Transfer in Renewable Energy Systems
- Robotics
- Advanced Mechanics
- Materials
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Credits
- Plan A (30 units)
- Plan B (33 units)
Delivered
Disciplines
Industrial & Systems Engineering Mechanical Engineering General Engineering & Technology View 342 other Masters in Industrial & Systems Engineering in United StatesAcademic requirements
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- We expect applicants to have a grade point average of 3.0 (4.0 scale) or better for the B.S. degree program or the last two years of course work for MS program applicants
- We expect the GRE scores of Verbal + Quantitative to be 300 (1100 in old 800 point scale) or higher. We prefer applicants with scores above 70th percentile in the Quantitative GRE exam (>155, or >700 in old 800 point scale).
- Students whose native language is not English, must take the TOEFL or IELTS unless they have completed BS/MS degrees at an English speaking university. The minimum acceptable score for applicants is 79 for internet-based TOEFL (213 computer based or 550 paper based), or 6.5 for IELTS.
- For MS applicants, research and/or industrial experience
- Three letters of recommendation
- A statement of purpose are important parts of the application package.
Tuition Fee
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International
21592 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 21592 USD per year during 12 months. -
National
21592 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 21592 USD per year during 12 months. -
In-State
5500 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 5500 USD per year during 12 months.
Living costs for Reno
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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