University of Nevada-Reno

Reno, Nevada · Public

All 65 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Nevada high-school graduate (about $36,976/yr). Another 140 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$12,674
$30k to $48k	$13,125
$48k to $75k	$14,537
$75k to $110k	$18,317
$110k and up	$21,646
All families (average)	$15,927

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.

65 of 205 programs could be assessed 32% 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
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,553	+$14,577	clears the bar	$18,283	1.3 yrs	223
Social Work	Master's Degree	$73,580	+$36,604	clears the bar	$31,938	0.9 yrs	187
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$59,715	+$22,739	clears the bar	$19,321	0.8 yrs	177
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$67,914	+$30,938	clears the bar	$20,500	0.7 yrs	174
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$97,949	+$60,973	clears the bar	$19,500	0.3 yrs	168
Business	Bachelor's Degree	$68,419	+$31,443	clears the bar	$17,500	0.6 yrs	158
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$72,227	+$35,251	clears the bar	$15,750	0.4 yrs	152
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$88,460	+$51,484	clears the bar	$21,955	0.4 yrs	135
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$118,430	+$81,454	clears the bar	$30,115	0.4 yrs	128
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$60,320	+$23,344	clears the bar	$19,019	0.8 yrs	112
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$52,084	+$15,108	clears the bar	$21,250	1.4 yrs	103
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$54,322	+$17,346	clears the bar	$19,500	1.1 yrs	101
Public Health	Master's Degree	$93,116	+$56,140	clears the bar	$43,452	0.8 yrs	96
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$77,237	+$40,261	clears the bar	$20,500	0.5 yrs	94
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$55,532	+$18,556	clears the bar	$22,000	1.2 yrs	93
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	$57,769	+$20,793	clears the bar	$20,833	1.0 yrs	90
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$55,483	+$18,507	clears the bar	$17,891	1.0 yrs	89
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$85,943	+$48,967	clears the bar	$18,152	0.4 yrs	80
English	Bachelor's Degree	$45,095	+$8,119	clears the bar	$24,355	3.0 yrs	77
Medicine	First Professional Degree	$162,680	+$125,704	clears the bar	$172,471	1.4 yrs	70
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$47,544 1-year earnings	+$10,568	clears the bar	$21,750	2.1 yrs	69
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$81,201	+$44,225	clears the bar	$22,342	0.5 yrs	64
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$59,014	+$22,038	clears the bar	$17,975	0.8 yrs	61
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$70,681	+$33,705	clears the bar	$13,462	0.4 yrs	60
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$59,896	+$22,920	clears the bar	$17,479	0.8 yrs	59
History	Bachelor's Degree	$55,230	+$18,254	clears the bar	$16,500	0.9 yrs	59
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$68,953	+$31,977	clears the bar	$17,232	0.5 yrs	58
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$47,766 1-year earnings	+$10,790	clears the bar	$22,529	2.1 yrs	58
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$96,291	+$59,315	clears the bar	$17,250	0.3 yrs	57
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$51,433	+$14,457	clears the bar	$13,250	0.9 yrs	51
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$52,564	+$15,588	clears the bar	$16,000	1.0 yrs	48
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$52,501	+$15,525	clears the bar	$18,000	1.2 yrs	45
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$55,528	+$18,552	clears the bar	$14,000	0.8 yrs	43
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$41,074	+$4,098	clears the bar	$25,000	6.1 yrs	42
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$62,086	+$25,110	clears the bar	$30,948	1.2 yrs	40
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$63,239	+$26,263	clears the bar	$14,024	0.5 yrs	39
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Bachelor's Degree	$66,355	+$29,379	clears the bar	$19,084	0.6 yrs	36
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$48,607	+$11,631	clears the bar	$22,000	1.9 yrs	35
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	$58,002	+$21,026	clears the bar	$21,094	1.0 yrs	35
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$46,171	+$9,195	clears the bar	$16,270	1.8 yrs	34
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$161,545	+$124,569	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	$76,236	+$39,260	clears the bar	$13,744	0.4 yrs	34
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs	Bachelor's Degree	$52,481	+$15,505	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$66,406	+$29,430	clears the bar	$17,000	0.6 yrs	31
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$84,965	+$47,989	clears the bar	$20,500	0.4 yrs	31
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	$80,151	+$43,175	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Research Psychology	Master's Degree	$69,459 1-year earnings	+$32,483	clears the bar	$30,750	0.9 yrs	25
Nursing	Master's Degree	$123,539	+$86,563	clears the bar	$41,000	0.5 yrs	24
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$67,781	+$30,805	clears the bar	$39,548	1.3 yrs	22
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$69,226	+$32,250	clears the bar	$41,000	1.3 yrs	22
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$39,553 1-year earnings	+$2,577	clears the bar	$19,021	7.4 yrs	20
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$39,614 1-year earnings	+$2,638	clears the bar	$16,250	6.2 yrs	18
Criminology	Bachelor's Degree	$66,273	+$29,297	clears the bar	$17,930	0.6 yrs	18
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$83,233	+$46,257	clears the bar	$24,357	0.5 yrs	17
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	Master's Degree	$88,763	+$51,787	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	$74,864	+$37,888	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Education	Doctoral Degree	$78,676 1-year earnings	+$41,700	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Geological/Geophysical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$78,079	+$41,103	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Biotechnology	Master's Degree	$47,768 1-year earnings	+$10,792	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Music	Master's Degree	$42,242	+$5,266	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$100,203	+$63,227	clears the bar	$21,500	0.3 yrs	1
Education, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$55,892	+$18,916	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Nutrition Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$57,193	+$20,217	clears the bar	$19,800	1.0 yrs	insufficient data
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$63,049	+$26,073	clears the bar	$20,500	0.8 yrs	insufficient data
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$74,032	+$37,056	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	353
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	165
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	119
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Research Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Forestry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Data Analytics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Design	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Biotechnology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Journalism	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Finance	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Special Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Gerontology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Research Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Accounting	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Agriculture, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$17,902	insufficient data	10
Public Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Plant Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Teaching Assistants/Aides	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$27,000	insufficient data	9
Civil Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Materials Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Engineering, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Anthropology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Sociology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Computer Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Geography and Cartography	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Geography and Cartography	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Public Health	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Mining and Mineral Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Human Development and Family Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Neuroscience	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Geology and Earth Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Nuclear and Industrial Radiologic Technologies/Technicians	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Anthropology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Materials Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Materials Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Neuroscience	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Statistics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Philosophy	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Security Science and Technology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Economics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Biomedical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Computer Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Engineering Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Metallurgical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Mining and Mineral Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2

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.