General Psychology is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #4 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Psychology Schools in Nevada ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,015 degrees in general psychology to qualified students.
Your choice of general psychology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general psychology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Psychology Schools in Nevada list to help you make the college decision.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the psychology degree levels they offer.
It's hard to beat University of Nevada - Las Vegas if you want to pursue a degree in general psychology. UNLV is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas. A Best Colleges rank of #149 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNLV is a great university overall.
There were about 422 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at UNLV in the most recent year we have data available. General Psychology degree recipients from University of Nevada - Las Vegas receive an earnings boost of around $2,413 above the typical earnings of general psychology graduates.
University of Nevada - Reno is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general psychology. UNR is a very large public university located in the large city of Reno. A Best Colleges rank of #262 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNR is a great university overall.
There were roughly 223 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at UNR in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the psychology program make around $28,592 in the first couple years of their career.
College of Southern Nevada is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general psychology. CSN is a fairly large public college located in the city of Las Vegas. This college ranks 3rd out of 9 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nevada.
There were about 197 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at CSN in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program state that they receive average early career earnings of $21,180.
It is hard to beat Nevada State College if you wish to pursue a degree in general psychology. Located in the rural area of Henderson, NSC is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 4th out of 9 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nevada.
There were roughly 89 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at NSC in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, psychology degree recipients generally earn an average of $28,747 in their early careers.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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Your choice of general psychology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general psychology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
