2024 Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada

a bachelor's degree in psychology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #5 out of 38 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 729 bachelor's degrees in psychology to qualified students.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on psychology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other psychology students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for psychology to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized psychology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for psychology students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Psychology in Nevada

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in psychology.

Top Nevada Schools for a Bachelor's in Psychology

1

University of Nevada - Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

391 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in psychology has to check out University of Nevada - Las Vegas. UNLV is a fairly large public university located in the city of Las Vegas.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from University of Nevada - Las Vegas

2

University of Nevada - Reno
Reno, NV

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

211 Annual Graduates

University of Nevada - Reno is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in psychology. UNR is a very large public university located in the city of Reno.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from University of Nevada - Reno

Best Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	37	19,153
Washington	34	2,442
Hawaii	30	371
Oregon	30	1,685
Alaska	29	110

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Psychology Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
General Psychology	728
Child Development & Psychology	1

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Nevit Dilmen. More about our data sources and methodologies.