University of Nevada-Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada · Public

Of 71 assessed programs, 70 leave graduates out-earning a typical Nevada high-school graduate (about $36,976/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 271 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$8,526
$30k to $48k	$8,537
$48k to $75k	$10,606
$75k to $110k	$13,513
$110k and up	$15,905
All families (average)	$10,359

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

71 of 342 programs could be assessed 21% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Nevada high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	$58,719	+$21,743	clears the bar	$18,750	0.9 yrs	462
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,200	+$14,224	clears the bar	$18,500	1.3 yrs	412
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$57,556	+$20,580	clears the bar	$17,572	0.9 yrs	330
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$62,087	+$25,111	clears the bar	$18,668	0.7 yrs	246
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$94,600	+$57,624	clears the bar	$19,250	0.3 yrs	232
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$56,944	+$19,968	clears the bar	$18,618	0.9 yrs	220
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$53,798	+$16,822	clears the bar	$19,350	1.2 yrs	219
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$56,095	+$19,119	clears the bar	$21,226	1.1 yrs	207
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$61,524	+$24,548	clears the bar	$19,250	0.8 yrs	168
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$74,490	+$37,514	clears the bar	$16,007	0.4 yrs	161
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$94,475	+$57,499	clears the bar	$19,954	0.3 yrs	160
Law	First Professional Degree	$108,006	+$71,030	clears the bar	$82,985	1.2 yrs	138
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$76,319	+$39,343	clears the bar	$14,875	0.4 yrs	125
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$58,919	+$21,943	clears the bar	$15,580	0.7 yrs	119
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$67,951	+$30,975	clears the bar	$25,500	0.8 yrs	110
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$97,901	+$60,925	clears the bar	$19,625	0.3 yrs	98
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$58,855	+$21,879	clears the bar	$19,500	0.9 yrs	98
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$73,232	+$36,256	clears the bar	$30,750	0.8 yrs	91
English	Bachelor's Degree	$48,773	+$11,797	clears the bar	$22,362	1.9 yrs	90
Social Work	Master's Degree	$66,253	+$29,277	clears the bar	$47,000	1.6 yrs	89
Dentistry	First Professional Degree	$170,437	+$133,461	clears the bar	$317,068	2.4 yrs	84
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$60,344	+$23,368	clears the bar	$19,000	0.8 yrs	75
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	$42,317	+$5,341	clears the bar	$17,500	3.3 yrs	71
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$85,095	+$48,119	clears the bar	$22,500	0.5 yrs	71
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$64,926	+$27,950	clears the bar	$19,125	0.7 yrs	68
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$72,119	+$35,143	clears the bar	$18,069	0.5 yrs	67
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$90,474	+$53,498	clears the bar	$20,225	0.4 yrs	66
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$38,390	+$1,414	clears the bar	$25,100	17.8 yrs	66
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$40,630	+$3,654	clears the bar	$17,086	4.7 yrs	62
Special Education	Master's Degree	$66,970	+$29,994	clears the bar	$30,875	1.0 yrs	59
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$48,528	+$11,552	clears the bar	$19,109	1.7 yrs	59
Accounting	Master's Degree	$98,168	+$61,192	clears the bar	$19,820	0.3 yrs	58
Hospitality Management	Master's Degree	$84,365	+$47,389	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	55
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$82,864	+$45,888	clears the bar	$41,660	0.9 yrs	51
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	$94,448	+$57,472	clears the bar	$93,500	1.6 yrs	51
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$114,535	+$77,559	clears the bar	$41,000	0.5 yrs	49
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$53,070	+$16,094	clears the bar	$20,000	1.2 yrs	47
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$40,033	+$3,057	clears the bar	$19,663	6.4 yrs	47
Data Processing	Bachelor's Degree	$84,099	+$47,123	clears the bar	$20,020	0.4 yrs	43
Urban Studies/Affairs	Bachelor's Degree	$58,010	+$21,034	clears the bar	$26,000	1.2 yrs	43
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	$85,344 1-year earnings	+$48,368	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$51,437	+$14,461	clears the bar	$18,929	1.3 yrs	40
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$60,458	+$23,482	clears the bar	$33,205	1.4 yrs	39
History	Bachelor's Degree	$39,477	+$2,501	clears the bar	$19,037	7.6 yrs	39
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$100,765	+$63,789	clears the bar	$24,896	0.4 yrs	38
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$55,161	+$18,185	clears the bar	$30,500	1.7 yrs	38
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	$63,681	+$26,705	clears the bar	$20,235	0.8 yrs	36
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$93,830	+$56,854	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$52,838	+$15,862	clears the bar	$41,000	2.6 yrs	33
Nursing	Master's Degree	$141,227	+$104,251	clears the bar	$34,991	0.3 yrs	33
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$70,999	+$34,023	clears the bar	$23,547	0.7 yrs	32
Human Services	Bachelor's Degree	$58,130	+$21,154	clears the bar	$22,391	1.1 yrs	32
Nutrition Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$58,160	+$21,184	clears the bar	$16,442	0.8 yrs	31
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$48,692	+$11,716	clears the bar	$27,473	2.3 yrs	31
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$129,750	+$92,774	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$60,958	+$23,982	clears the bar	$9,500	0.4 yrs	29
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$52,278	+$15,302	clears the bar	$15,000	1.0 yrs	29
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	$37,596	+$620	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	$72,468	+$35,492	clears the bar	$22,278	0.6 yrs	26
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$58,787	+$21,811	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Master's Degree	$74,633	+$37,657	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Music	Master's Degree	$54,262	+$17,286	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Public Health	Master's Degree	$79,484	+$42,508	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	$36,925	-$51	falls short	$21,625	insufficient data	13
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$96,306	+$59,330	clears the bar	$45,094	0.8 yrs	13
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$55,542	+$18,566	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Landscape Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	$40,901 1-year earnings	+$3,925	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Theatre	Master's Degree	$53,150	+$16,174	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	$95,788	+$58,812	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Public Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$72,433	+$35,457	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Construction Management	Bachelor's Degree	$75,485 1-year earnings	+$38,509	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Medicine	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	55
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$19,239	insufficient data	26
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Interior Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Public Policy Analysis	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Real Estate	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Music	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Curriculum and Instruction	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Dance	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Public Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Human Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Teacher Education (by level)	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Engineering, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Data Processing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Special Education	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Criminal Justice	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Anthropology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Sociology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Public Health	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Curriculum and Instruction	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Civil Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Hospitality Management	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Mathematics and Statistics, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Social Sciences	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Political Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Sociology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Film and Photography	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Public Health	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Interior Architecture	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
English	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Nutrition Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Geology and Earth Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Research Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Computer Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
IT Administration and Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($36,976/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.