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, 3,523 Bachelor's, 966 Master's, 186 Doctorate (research), 69 Doctorate (professional), 9 12-week Certificate, 27 Post-BS Certificate, and 13 Post-MS Certificate were awareded by UNR.
Number of ProgramsNumber of Online ProgramsNumber of Completers
Bachelor's8703,523
Master's724966
Doctorate (research)412186
Doctorate (professional)1069
12-week Certificate309
Post-BS Certificate15427
Post-MS Certificate6513
Total225154,793

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
Civil Engineering$55,800
Mechanical Engineering$51,000
Accounting$49,200
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 2023-2024.
Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorate

Major Programs by Offered Degree

The follwing tabs shows all major programs offered at UNR 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
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies ✕ 3 completers-
Gerontology✕3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✕ 1 completers-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling✕0-
Behavioral Aspects of Health✕1-
Total9
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture ✕ 32 completers-
Range Science and Management✕3-
Pre-Veterinary Studies✕29-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation ✕ 89 completers$24,900
Environmental Science✕41-
Forest Management/Forest Resources Management✕18-
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management✕30$24,500
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies ✕ 8 completers-
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other)✕8-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism ✕ 128 completers$31,000
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕51$31,000
Journalism✕77$31,300
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences ✕ 225 completers$42,900
Computer and Information Sciences✕89$42,900
Computer Science✕136-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✕ 93 completers-
Elementary Education and Teaching✕38-
Secondary Education and Teaching✕3-
Agricultural Teacher Education✕2-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education✕12-
Health Teacher Education✕1-
Mathematics Teacher Education✕7-
Music Teacher Education✕8-
Social Science Teacher Education✕1-
Biology Teacher Education✕9-
Chemistry Teacher Education✕0-
French Language Teacher Education✕0-
History Teacher Education✕9-
Physics Teacher Education✕1-
Spanish Language Teacher Education✕2-
Earth Science Teacher Education✕0-
Environmental Education✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering ✕ 317 completers-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕25-
Chemical Engineering✕20-
Civil Engineering✕52$55,800
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕65$64,800
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics✕0-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering✕11-
Materials Engineering✕9-
Mechanical Engineering✕119$51,000
Metallurgical Engineering✕3-
Mining and Mineral Engineering✕7-
Geological/Geophysical Engineering✕6-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics ✕ 45 completers-
French Language and Literature✕6$28,700
Spanish Language and Literature✕39-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies ✕ 81 completers-
Human Development and Family Studies✕81$29,000
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature ✕ 55 completers$23,600
English Language and Literature✕55$23,600
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities ✕ 62 completers$32,400
General Studies✕62-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences ✕ 367 completers$32,400
Biology/Biological Sciences✕171$32,400
Biochemistry✕47-
Microbiology and Immunology✕31-
Exercise Physiology✕39-
Biotechnology✕14-
Neuroscience✕65$24,100
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics ✕ 25 completers$46,000
Mathematics✕25$46,000
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies ✕ 15 completers-
Philosophy✕15-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences ✕ 72 completers-
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology✕5-
Chemistry✕31-
Geology/Earth Science✕16-
Geophysics and Seismology✕1-
Hydrology and Water Resources Science✕2-
Physics✕17-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology ✕ 262 completers$27,900
Psychology✕188$27,900
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)✕74-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting ✕ 145 completers-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration✕145-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Human Services ✕ 105 completers-
Social Work✕105$41,700
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences ✕ 164 completers-
Anthropology✕16$24,200
Economics✕39-
Geography✕10-
International Relations and Affairs✕17$26,900
Political Science and Government✕59$33,800
Sociology✕23$26,700
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts ✕ 76 completers-
Dance✕1-
Design and Visual Communications✕7-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕10-
Theatre and Dance✕5-
Art/Art Studies✕38$25,500
Art History, Criticism and Conservation✕4-
Music✕7-
Music Performance✕4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✕ 514 completers-
Health and Wellness✕1-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕42-
Public Health✕265-
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services (other)✕13-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕193$67,200
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✕ 584 completers$39,300
Business/Commerce✕152$39,300
Business Administration and Management✕65$38,800
Accounting✕42$49,200
Finance✕135$47,000
International Business/Trade/Commerce✕19$38,700
Marketing/Marketing Management✕171$39,600
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
History ✕ 46 completers-
History✕46$24,400
Total3,523
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture ✕ 1 completers-
Range Science and Management✕1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation ✕ 4 completers-
Natural Resources/Conservation✕3-
Environmental Science✕1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies ✕ 3 completers-
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other)✕3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism ✕ 15 completers-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕5-
Journalism✕0-
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia✕10-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences ✕ 60 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences✕15-
Computer Science✕45-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✔ (1 completers) 145 completers-
Education✕35-
Bilingual and Multilingual Education✕0-
Multicultural Education✕16-
Educational Leadership and Administration✕22$44,500
Special Education and Teaching✕17$48,300
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✕17$40,500
Elementary Education and Teaching✕26-
Secondary Education and Teaching✕8-
Adult Literacy Tutor/Instructor✔4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering ✕ 69 completers-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕4-
Chemical Engineering✕5-
Civil Engineering✕32-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕5-
Materials Engineering✕0-
Mechanical Engineering✕16-
Metallurgical Engineering✕2-
Mining and Mineral Engineering✕4-
Geological/Geophysical Engineering✕1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics ✕ 5 completers-
Foreign Languages and Literatures✕5-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies ✕ 3 completers-
Human Development and Family Studies✕3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Legal Studies ✔ (1 completers) 20 completers-
Legal Professions and Studies (other)✔20-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature ✕ 22 completers-
English Language and Literature✕3-
Creative Writing✕19-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences ✕ 28 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕1-
Biochemistry✕0-
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology✕2-
Exercise Physiology✕7-
Biostatistics✕5-
Biotechnology✕6-
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology (other)✕4-
Neuroscience✕3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics ✕ 8 completers-
Mathematics✕3-
Mathematical Statistics and Probability✕5-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies ✔ (1 completers) 12 completers-
Business Analytics✔12-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies ✕ 1 completers-
Philosophy✕1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences ✕ 24 completers-
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology✕2-
Chemistry✕3-
Geology/Earth Science✕5-
Geophysics and Seismology✕3-
Hydrology and Water Resources Science✕3-
Physics✕8-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology ✕ 12 completers-
Social Psychology✕2-
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)✕10-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting ✔ (1 completers) 5 completers-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration✕5-
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism✔0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Human Services ✕ 199 completers-
Public Administration✕11-
Social Work✕188$48,500
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences ✕ 18 completers-
Anthropology✕9-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕2-
Geography✕0-
Political Science and Government✕2-
Sociology✕5-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts ✕ 21 completers-
Art/Art Studies✕10-
Music✕11-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✕ 127 completers-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕27-
Physician Assistant✕22-
Public Health✕52$48,800
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services (other)✕4-
Nursing Administration✕22-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✕ 141 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕108$76,400
Accounting✕22-
Finance✕11-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
History ✕ 6 completers-
History✕6-
Total966
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture ✕ 2 completers-
Range Science and Management✕2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation ✕ 4 completers-
Natural Resources/Conservation✕1-
Environmental Science✕3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences ✕ 11 completers-
Computer Science✕11-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✕ 16 completers-
Education✕16-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering ✕ 23 completers-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕2-
Chemical Engineering✕1-
Civil Engineering✕12-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕2-
Materials Engineering✕1-
Mechanical Engineering✕4-
Mining and Mineral Engineering✕1-
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 ✔ (1 completers) 0 completers-
Legal Professions and Studies (other)✔0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature ✕ 2 completers-
English Language and Literature✕2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences ✕ 29 completers-
Biochemistry✕3-
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology✕6-
Molecular Pharmacology✕1-
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology (other)✕13-
Neuroscience✕6-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics ✕ 3 completers-
Mathematics✕1-
Mathematical Statistics and Probability✕2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences ✕ 23 completers-
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology✕2-
Chemistry✕8-
Chemical Physics✕0-
Geology/Earth Science✕2-
Geophysics and Seismology✕1-
Hydrology and Water Resources Science✕3-
Physics✕7-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology ✕ 10 completers-
Social Psychology✕3-
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)✕7-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences ✕ 13 completers-
Anthropology✕5-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕6-
Geography✕0-
Political Science and Government✕2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts ✕ 3 completers-
Music✕3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✔ (1 completers) 39 completers-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕0-
Public Health✕2-
Nursing Practice✔37-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✕ 3 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
History ✕ 1 completers-
History✕1-
Total186
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✕ 69 completers-
Medicine✕69-
Total69
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies ✕ 6 completers-
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other)✕6-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✕ 1 completers-
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented✕0-
Secondary Education and Teaching✕0-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕0-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor✕1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering ✔ (1 completers) 3 completers-
Engineering (other)✔3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies ✔ (1 completers) 5 completers-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management✔5-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies ✕ 0 completers-
Ethics✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Science Technologies/Technicians ✕ 1 completers-
Nuclear/Nuclear Power Technology/Technician✕1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting ✕ 0 completers-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration✕0-
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✔ 8 completers-
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies✕0-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling✕5-
Public Health✔3-
Clinical Nurse Leader✔0-
Total27
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✔ 13 completers-
Nursing Education✕0-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing✔0-
Pediatric Nurse/Nursing✔1-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing✔6-
Nursing Practice✔2-
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing✔4-
Total13