Find out more about how University of Nevada-Las Vegas Graduate School ranks, how diverse it is, what graduate degree programs are offered, and other essential facts below. Use the following list to jump to the section on the page with details on that topic.
Each year, College Factual releases its Best Quality Schools ranking to identify graduate schools that offer a great educational experience and provide excellent student outcomes. Our methodology places a high weight on things such as post-graduation wages, time to graduate, and student-per-faculty ratio. Post-graduation debt, faculty and staff diversity, and other factors are also taken into account.
University of Nevada-Las Vegas landed the #606 spot in College Factual’s 2027 Best Master’s Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking out of a pool of 1,618 colleges and universities that were eligible for this year’s ranking. For the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Nevada, UNLV came in at #4.
UNLV was ranked #592 in the 2027 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking out of the 892 schools that were included in the ranking. In addition, UNLV took the #4 spot for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Nevada.
### Best Graduate Certificate Schools RankingIn College Factual’s 2027 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States ranking, UNLV took the #449 spot out of 737 schools. In addition, UNLV took the #3 spot for Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Nevada.
During the most recent year for which data is available, 5,779 graduate students attended University of Nevada-Las Vegas. In order to come up with a feel for how diverse the school is, College Factual analyzed the demographics of these students. Our findings are below.
The total graduate student population at UNLV is made up of 60.4% women and 39.6% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.
About 50.8% of the graduate students who attend UNLV are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. Americans aren’t the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at UNLV. Around 9.7% of graduate students are international. For more details on graduate school diversity at the school, check out the chart below. If you click on it, you’ll be taken to a page with more details.
The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $30,445 | $43,764 |
| Fees | $839 | $839 |
The typical graduate student at UNLV who borrowed carries a median debt of $21,181.
After earning their master’s degree from UNLV, graduates go on to jobs with an average early-career salary of $76,979.
The average early-career salary for doctoral degree recipients from UNLV is $89,899.
The average early-career salary for professional degree recipients from UNLV is $123,162.
Yearly salaries vary depending on the field of study, but the table below shows the highest-earning graduate fields of study at UNLV based on the early-career earnings of recent graduates.
| Graduate Field of Study | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|
| Dentistry | $153,878 |
| Nursing | $127,195 |
| Law | $107,314 |
| Business Administration & Management | $106,504 |
| Accounting | $99,510 |
| Rehabilitation Professions | $89,899 |
| Health/Medical Admin Services | $86,720 |
| Information Technology | $85,344 |
| Hospitality Management | $84,565 |
| Public Administration | $76,908 |
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Contact details for UNLV are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 4505 S Maryland Pky, Las Vegas, NV 89154 |
| Phone: | 702-895-3011 |
| Website: | www.unlv.edu/ |
| Facebook: | www.unlv.edu/directories/socialmedia/facebook |
Around 33.9% of UNLV graduate students took at least one course online. Roughly 11.2% of all grad students took courses exclusively online.
Listed here are the degree programs in which the school awarded master’s degrees.
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded are shown here.
| Doctorate Degree Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Anthropology | 4 | — |
| Chemistry | 7 | — |
| Child Development & Psychology | 4 | — |
| Civil Engineering | 7 | — |
| Clinical & Counseling Psychology | 14 | — |
| Computer Science | 6 | — |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 4 | — |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 11 | — |
| Educational Administration | 6 | — |
| Electrical Engineering | 3 | — |
| General Biology | 4 | — |
| General English Literature | 2 | — |
| Geological & Earth Sciences | 2 | — |
| History | 5 | — |
| Hospitality Management | 6 | — |
| Human Biology | 4 | — |
| Mathematics | 2 | — |
| Mechanical Engineering | 4 | — |
| Music | 13 | — |
| Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 7 | — |
| Nursing | 8 | — |
| Physics | 3 | — |
| Political Science & Government | 1 | — |
| Public Health | 7 | — |
| Public Policy | 9 | — |
| Rehabilitation Professions | 63 | $89,899 |
| Sociology | 4 | — |
| Special Education | 6 | — |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 3 | — |
Only the programs in which a graduate certificate was awarded are shown here.
| Graduate Certificate Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 5 | — |
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 1 | — |
| Business Administration & Management | 16 | — |
| Child Development & Psychology | 5 | — |
| Educational Administration | 3 | — |
| Educational Assessment | 1 | — |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 1 | — |
| General Education | 16 | — |
| General Social Sciences | 2 | — |
| Hospitality Management | 1 | — |
| Management Information Systems | 1 | — |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 4 | — |
| Nursing | 9 | — |
| Other Education | 1 | — |
| Other Engineering | 6 | — |
| Public Administration | 8 | — |
| Public Health | 7 | — |
| Student Counseling | 1 | — |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 3 | — |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 2 | — |
| Teaching English or French | 16 | — |
Only the programs in which a professional degree was awarded are shown here.
| Professional Degree Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Dentistry | 82 | $153,878 |
| Law | 119 | $107,314 |
| Medicine | 60 | — |
Listed here are the programs in which University of Nevada-Las Vegas awarded a post-masters certificate.
| Post-Masters Certificate Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 8 | — |
| Clinical & Counseling Psychology | 8 | — |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 1 | — |
| Music | 2 | — |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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