A degree in psychology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #8 out of 38 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Psychology Schools in Nevada ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 997 degrees in psychology during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The psychology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Psychology rankings. We derive our Best Overall Psychology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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 Psychology Schools in Nevada list to help you make the college decision.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the psychology degrees they offer, see the list below.
University of Nevada - Las Vegas is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in psychology. UNLV is a very large public university located in the city of Las Vegas. A Best Colleges rank of #149 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNLV is a great university overall.
There were approximately 430 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UNLV in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the psychology program at University of Nevada - Las Vegas earn $2,413 above the average college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
University of Nevada - Reno is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in psychology. UNR is a very large public university located in the large city of Reno. This university ranks 2nd out of 9 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nevada.
There were approximately 260 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UNR in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program report average early career income of $28,592.
College of Southern Nevada is a good decision for students interested in a degree in psychology. CSN is a very large public college located in the large city of Las Vegas. This college ranks 3rd out of 9 schools for overall quality in the state of Nevada.
There were roughly 122 psychology students who graduated with this degree at CSN in the most recent data year. After graduating, psychology degree recipients usually make about $21,180 in the first five years of their career.
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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The psychology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Psychology rankings. We derive our Best Overall Psychology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
