Number of Programs with Completers

The following table summarizes the offered degrees and programs with number of programs and number of completers.
By degrees/certificates, 3,804 Bachelor's, 970 Master's, 159 Doctorate (research), 70 Doctorate (professional), 36 Post-BS Certificate, and 13 Post-MS Certificate were awareded by Nevada-Reno.
Number of ProgramsNumber of Online ProgramsNumber of Completers
Bachelor's8703,804
Master's692970
Doctorate (research)400159
Doctorate (professional)1070
Post-BS Certificate16036
Post-MS Certificate6013
Total22225,074

Best Major Programs (Ranked in U.S. Colleges)

The following table shows the best programs at University of Nevada-Reno based on earning after completing the program by degree types.
BachelorMaster
Bachelor Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyMedian Earning after Graduation
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse$67,200
Electrical and Electronics Engineering$64,800
Computer Engineering$63,200
Civil Engineering$55,800
Mechanical Engineering$51,000
Master Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyMedian Earning after Graduation
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse$103,500
Business Administration and Management$76,400
Public Health$48,800
Social Work$48,500
Special Education and Teaching$48,300

Popular Programs with Most Completers

The following table lists the popular programs at University of Nevada-Reno based on number of completers for each offered programs in 2022-2023.
Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorate

Major Programs by Offered Degree

The follwing tabs shows all major programs offered at Nevada-Reno by awared level. You can check online avaiability, number of completers, and average earning after graduation for each major by expanding the major program.
Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorate (Research)Doctorate (Practice)Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture 42 completers-
Range Science and Management9-
Pre-Veterinary Studies33-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation 91 completers$24,900
Environmental Science41-
Forest Management/Forest Resources Management17-
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management33$24,500
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies 6 completers-
Women's Studies0-
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other)6-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism 155 completers$31,000
Speech Communication and Rhetoric54$31,000
Journalism101$31,300
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences 210 completers$42,900
Computer and Information Sciences91$42,900
Computer Science119-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education 161 completers-
Elementary Education and Teaching82-
Secondary Education and Teaching11-
Agricultural Teacher Education2-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education15-
Mathematics Teacher Education9-
Music Teacher Education11-
Social Science Teacher Education2-
Biology Teacher Education3-
Chemistry Teacher Education2-
History Teacher Education18-
Physics Teacher Education0-
Spanish Language Teacher Education2-
Earth Science Teacher Education1-
Environmental Education3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering 343 completers-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering14-
Chemical Engineering31-
Civil Engineering64$55,800
Computer Engineering1$63,200
Electrical and Electronics Engineering57$64,800
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics2-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering17-
Materials Engineering8-
Mechanical Engineering135$51,000
Metallurgical Engineering1-
Mining and Mineral Engineering4-
Geological/Geophysical Engineering9-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 40 completers-
French Language and Literature5$28,700
Spanish Language and Literature35-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies 102 completers-
Human Development and Family Studies102$29,000
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature 75 completers$23,600
English Language and Literature75$23,600
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities 45 completers$32,400
General Studies45-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 350 completers$32,400
Biology/Biological Sciences172$32,400
Biochemistry39-
Microbiology and Immunology33-
Exercise Physiology1-
Biotechnology16-
Neuroscience89$24,100
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics 54 completers$46,000
Mathematics54$46,000
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies 7 completers-
Philosophy7-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences 50 completers-
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology2-
Chemistry18-
Geology/Earth Science12-
Geophysics and Seismology4-
Hydrology and Water Resources Science4-
Physics10-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology 211 completers$27,900
Psychology189$27,900
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)22-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting 165 completers-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration165-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Human Services 112 completers-
Social Work112$41,700
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences 239 completers-
Anthropology30$24,200
Criminology18$31,200
Economics49-
Geography15-
International Relations and Affairs22$26,900
Political Science and Government65$33,800
Sociology40$26,700
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts 76 completers-
Dance4-
Design and Visual Communications17-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts4-
Theatre and Dance2-
Art/Art Studies38$25,500
Art History, Criticism and Conservation3-
Music2-
Music Performance6-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 616 completers-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist59-
Public Health351-
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services (other)38-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse168$67,200
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business 591 completers$39,300
Business/Commerce144$39,300
Business Administration and Management57$38,800
Accounting65$49,200
Finance131$47,000
International Business/Trade/Commerce33$38,700
Marketing/Marketing Management161$39,600
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
History 54 completers-
History54$24,400
Total3,804
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture 1 completers-
Range Science and Management1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation 12 completers-
Natural Resources/Conservation12-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies 5 completers-
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other)5-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism 24 completers-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric9-
Journalism15-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences 31 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences4-
Computer Science27-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education 131 completers-
Multicultural Education15-
Educational Leadership and Administration31$44,500
Special Education and Teaching14$48,300
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services22$40,500
Elementary Education and Teaching30-
Secondary Education and Teaching10-
Adult Literacy Tutor/Instructor9-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering 60 completers-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering3-
Chemical Engineering2-
Civil Engineering26-
Computer Engineering6-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering6-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering0-
Materials Engineering3-
Mechanical Engineering9-
Metallurgical Engineering2-
Mining and Mineral Engineering2-
Geological/Geophysical Engineering1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 4 completers-
Foreign Languages and Literatures4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies 4 completers-
Human Development and Family Studies4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Legal Studies 17 completers-
Legal Professions and Studies (other)17-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature 9 completers-
English Language and Literature3-
Creative Writing6-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 18 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences1-
Biochemistry1-
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology0-
Biostatistics2-
Biotechnology9-
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology (other)1-
Neuroscience4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics 14 completers-
Mathematics5-
Mathematical Statistics and Probability9-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (1 completers) 18 completers-
Business Analytics18-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2 completers-
Philosophy2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences 31 completers-
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology6-
Chemistry4-
Geology/Earth Science9-
Geophysics and Seismology3-
Hydrology and Water Resources Science8-
Physics1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology 25 completers-
Social Psychology4-
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)21-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting (1 completers) 6 completers-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration6-
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Human Services 197 completers-
Public Administration10-
Social Work187$48,500
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences 25 completers-
Anthropology6-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics8-
Geography5-
Political Science and Government0-
Sociology6-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts 7 completers-
Art/Art Studies0-
Music7-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 167 completers-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist22-
Physician Assistant23-
Public Health96$48,800
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services (other)2-
Nursing Administration24-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business 155 completers-
Business Administration and Management128$76,400
Accounting12-
Finance15-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
History 7 completers-
History7-
Total970
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture 1 completers-
Range Science and Management1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences 5 completers-
Computer Science5-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education 13 completers-
Education13-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering 21 completers-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering2-
Chemical Engineering0-
Civil Engineering8-
Computer Engineering2-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering3-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering0-
Materials Engineering3-
Mechanical Engineering2-
Mining and Mineral Engineering1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 0 completers-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other)0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Legal Studies 0 completers-
Legal Professions and Studies (other)0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature 2 completers-
English Language and Literature2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 33 completers-
Biochemistry8-
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology11-
Molecular Pharmacology0-
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology (other)11-
Neuroscience3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics 3 completers-
Mathematics0-
Mathematical Statistics and Probability3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences 19 completers-
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology1-
Chemistry10-
Chemical Physics3-
Geology/Earth Science4-
Geophysics and Seismology0-
Hydrology and Water Resources Science0-
Physics1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology 13 completers-
Social Psychology5-
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)8-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences 12 completers-
Anthropology4-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics3-
Geography5-
Political Science and Government0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 35 completers-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist0-
Public Health1-
Nursing Practice34-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business 1 completers-
Business Administration and Management1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
History 1 completers-
History1-
Total159
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 70 completers-
Medicine70-
Total70
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies 11 completers-
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other)11-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education 2 completers-
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented0-
Secondary Education and Teaching0-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching1-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering 8 completers-
Engineering (other)8-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies 1 completers-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies 3 completers-
Ethics1-
Applied and Professional Ethics2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Science Technologies/Technicians 4 completers-
Nuclear/Nuclear Power Technology/Technician4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting 3 completers-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration0-
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 4 completers-
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies0-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling2-
Public Health2-
Clinical Nurse Leader0-
Total36
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 13 completers-
Nursing Education1-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing0-
Pediatric Nurse/Nursing2-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing4-
Nursing Practice2-
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing4-
Total13