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title: University of Nevada-Las Vegas — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Las Vegas, NV
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
---

# University of Nevada-Las Vegas

Las Vegas, NV · Public · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $55,037 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $31,740 – $80,999 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $12,500 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,742 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 51% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $19,638 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 75% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.23× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $27,037 | derived |

**51% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $12,500 (≈ 23% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $20,576 to $116,502 across 61 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $116,502 | $34,991 |
| Dentistry. | First Professional Degree | $115,835 | $317,068 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $86,908 | $41,000 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Doctoral Degree | $81,563 | $93,500 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. | Master's Degree | $76,060 | not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Master's Degree | $73,087 | $45,094 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $71,477 | $19,250 |
| Law. | First Professional Degree | $68,344 | $82,985 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $67,725 | $24,896 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,229 | $22,500 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $64,674 | $20,225 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $64,298 | $30,750 |
| Computer Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $64,154 | not reported |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $59,374 | $19,625 |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $59,271 | $41,660 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $56,934 | $19,820 |
| Public Health. | Master's Degree | $55,974 | not reported |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $54,877 | $19,954 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $53,019 | $33,205 |
| Data Processing. | Bachelor's Degree | $52,631 | $20,020 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | Master's Degree | $50,656 | $25,500 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,951 | $16,007 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $48,838 | $30,875 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $46,949 | $47,000 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,691 | $14,875 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,021 | $21,226 |
| International Business. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,060 | $20,235 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,025 | $9,500 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,891 | $18,069 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,964 | $23,547 |
| Public Administration. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,658 | not reported |
| Music. | Doctoral Degree | $41,137 | not reported |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,852 | not reported |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $40,463 | $41,000 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,765 | $15,000 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,615 | $18,750 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,843 | $19,000 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,721 | $15,580 |
| Human Services, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,830 | $22,391 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,656 | $19,250 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,837 | $19,125 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,427 | $19,109 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,346 | $18,618 |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,326 | $30,500 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,183 | $18,929 |
| Music. | Master's Degree | $33,760 | not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,653 | $17,572 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,589 | $19,500 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,846 | $20,000 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,024 | $27,473 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,759 | $19,663 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,390 | $18,500 |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,212 | $17,086 |
| Philosophy. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,214 | $19,239 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,952 | $19,350 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,437 | $25,100 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,693 | $22,362 |
| Dance. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,767 | $21,625 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,455 | $17,500 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,244 | $18,668 |
| Nutrition Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $20,576 | $16,442 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore University of Nevada-Las Vegas by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?182281

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