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

Reno, 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 | $60,614 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $38,752 – $87,156 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $13,000 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $6,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 61% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $25,786 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 76% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.21× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $32,614 | derived |

**61% 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 $13,000 (≈ 21% 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 $18,785 to $101,016 across 58 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $101,016 | $41,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $79,780 | $30,115 |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other. | Master's Degree | $75,296 | not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $69,757 | $19,500 |
| Education, General. | Doctoral Degree | $69,185 | not reported |
| Computer Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $63,402 | $21,500 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,629 | $17,250 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,173 | $21,955 |
| Civil Engineering. | Master's Degree | $60,203 | not reported |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $59,975 | $24,357 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $58,369 | $22,342 |
| Public Health. | Master's Degree | $57,731 | $43,452 |
| Medicine. | First Professional Degree | $56,591 | $172,471 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $54,230 | $31,938 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $53,467 | $41,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $51,930 | $18,152 |
| Geological/Geophysical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,888 | not reported |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $50,868 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $48,706 | $30,948 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,782 | $20,500 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,684 | $13,462 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $46,713 | $17,000 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $45,589 | $39,548 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,195 | $15,750 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,392 | $22,000 |
| Education, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,882 | not reported |
| Chemical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,775 | $20,500 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,458 | $17,500 |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,235 | $16,250 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,848 | $17,232 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,764 | $19,019 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,497 | $17,975 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,886 | $20,500 |
| Business/Managerial Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,889 | not reported |
| International Business. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,816 | $13,744 |
| Criminology. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,411 | $17,930 |
| Forestry. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,598 | not reported |
| Journalism. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,582 | $19,500 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,211 | $20,500 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,079 | $16,500 |
| Nutrition Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,755 | $19,800 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,714 | $14,000 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,703 | $13,250 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,962 | $18,000 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,545 | $16,000 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,430 | $21,250 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,742 | $19,321 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,592 | $18,283 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,469 | $25,000 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,084 | $17,891 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,639 | $20,833 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,328 | $16,270 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,328 | $24,355 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,991 | $17,479 |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,795 | $22,000 |
| Music. | Master's Degree | $24,803 | not reported |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,710 | $21,094 |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $18,785 | $27,000 |

## 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-Reno by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?182290

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