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Colleges in Nevada

Colleges in Nevada from PlainCollege's Scorecard dataset, compared on acceptance, cost, and 10-year former-student earnings.

39
Colleges
$45,974
Avg 10-yr earnings (33 of 39)
86.6%
Avg acceptance

Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

Nevada · the picture in one line

Nevada's 33 of 39 colleges that report earnings average $45,974 in 10-year former-student earnings - 16th highest of 56 states and territories that report.

According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.

#16
of 56 states by avg former-student earnings
$120,163
top earnings - Roseman University of Health Sciences
86.6%
avg acceptance (5 reporting)
7 / 3 / 29
public / nonprofit / for-profit

Best earnings-to-cost value among Nevada colleges with reported figures: University of Nevada-Reno.

Nevada · enrollment ≠ earnings

In Nevada, College of Southern Nevada leads by undergraduate enrollment (27,252 students, #1 of 30) but ranks #17 of 30 on 10-year median earnings ($38,087), while Roseman University of Health Sciences tops earnings at $120,163 (#1 of 30) with 536 students (#16 of 30). The biggest campus is not always the highest-paying outcome.

According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.

27,252
College of enrollment #1
$120,163
Roseman University earnings #1
#1
Enrollment rank of earnings leader
#17
Earnings rank of enrollment leader

Enrollment is IPEDS fall headcount; earnings are Scorecard 10-year medians for federally aided former students. Different populations, not one ROI ratio.

Enrollment of Nevada's #1 campuses by size vs earnings

Same unit (undergraduate students) for both named leaders.

students

What this shows College of Southern Nevada is largest by enrollment; Roseman University of Health Sciences leads on 10-year earnings at $120,163.

Source IPEDS via College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

This page aggregates colleges and universities in Nevada returned by PlainCollege's U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard snapshot. It combines IPEDS-derived institutional fields with Treasury-derived earnings published for federal-aid recipients. Coverage includes public flagships, regional comprehensives, community and technical colleges, private nonprofit institutions, and for-profit schools.

The state-aggregate statistics below include all reporting institutions in Nevada as a single denominator, community colleges, public universities, private nonprofits, and for-profit institutions are pooled. State averages are therefore useful for high-level framing (in-state tuition is X, average admission rate is Y, average earnings are Z) but should not be read as representative of any specific sector or institution. Drill into individual school profiles for the full picture: admissions, costs (sticker and net), federal-aid usage, completion, retention, demographics, and earnings outcomes 6 and 10 years after enrollment.

The Scorecard data used here was retrieved in March–July 2026. That retrieval window is not the measurement year: tuition and enrollment fields retain their source reporting periods, while 10-year institution earnings describe federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year, a decade after entry.

Largest Colleges in Nevada by Enrollment

IPEDS Fall enrollment via College Scorecard.

students

What this shows Enrollment size reflects institutional scale, not quality or on-campus experience - a large school here can still be a small, selective program relative to its state peers.

Source IPEDS As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Highest Earnings, 10-Year Median: Nevada

U.S. Treasury earnings linkage via College Scorecard.

USD

What this shows Former-student earnings vary by program mix and local labor market as much as by the school itself; this comparison does not isolate a school's causal effect.

Source College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

The ROI lens

Nevada colleges: earnings vs. cost

Nevada colleges, positioned by earnings vs net price Two-by-two quadrant chart: x-axis median earnings 10 years after enrollment, y-axis average net price after financial aid. Each dot is a college, colored by completion within 150% of normal time (garnet ≥65%, amber 45-64%, red <45%). Net price increases upward, earnings increase rightward, so: bottom-right = best value (low cost, high earnings); top-right = premium (high cost, high earnings); bottom-left = community college tier (low cost, modest earnings); top-left = cost challenge (high cost, low earnings). Currently plotting 14 colleges. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard joined to Carnegie Classification. Nevada colleges, positioned by earnings vs net price COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $23K $97K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $6K $54K Avg Net Price ($) College of Southern Nevada: $38K earn · $7K net · 19% grad College of Souther… University of Nevada-Las Vegas: $55K earn · $10K net · 50% grad University of Neva… University of Nevada-Reno: $61K earn · $16K net · 62% grad University of Neva… Truckee Meadows Community College: $45K earn · $8K net · 30% grad Truckee Meadows Co… Nevada State University: $53K earn · $14K net · 32% grad Nevada State Unive… Northwest Career College: $28K earn · $16K net · 67% grad Northwest Career C… Western Nevada College: $42K earn · $13K net · 39% grad Great Basin College: $39K earn · $8K net · 46% grad Arizona College of Nursing-Las Vegas: $35K earn · $31K net United Education Institute-Las Vegas: $31K earn · $32K net · 50% grad Pima Medical Institute-Las Vegas: $39K earn · $23K net · 53% grad Chamberlain University-Nevada: $92K earn · $27K net Carrington College-Reno: $44K earn · $52K net · 46% grad Las Vegas College: $31K earn · $30K net · 57% grad Grad rate (4yr) ≥65% 45-64% <45%
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

National context

How Nevada ranks among the states

Nevada's average 10-year earnings of $45,974 place it in the 73rd percentile among all 56 states and territories tracked by the College Scorecard.

Nevada: average former-student earnings vs. every state

State-average 10-year median earnings, College Scorecard

$45,974 Top 27% higher than 73% of 56 states & territories

$24,000–$28,000: 3 states & territories (5%). Below this entry. $28,000–$32,000: 1 states & territories (2%). Below this entry. $32,000–$36,000: 3 states & territories (5%). Below this entry. $36,000–$40,000: 12 states & territories (21%). Below this entry. $40,000–$44,000: 14 states & territories (25%). Below this entry. $44,000–$48,000: 10 states & territories (18%). This entry sits in this band. $48,000–$52,000: 7 states & territories (13%). Above this entry. $52,000–$56,000: 3 states & territories (5%). Above this entry. $56,000–$60,000: 3 states & territories (5%). Above this entry. NV $24,000 $60,000 every state, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $4K-wide band; taller bars hold more states & territories. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Nevada vs. every state, at a glance
EarningsAffordabilityOptionsAccess

Each axis is this state's percentile among all states & territories on that metric (Earnings/Affordability/Options/Access) -- not a composite grade, just four independent comparisons in one shape.

School type matters

How school type shapes earnings in Nevada

Average 10-year former-student earnings by institution type. Program mix, selectivity, student background, and local labor markets all contribute to the observed gaps, so read this beside each school's own figures.

Average former-student earnings by school type - Nevada

Mean of per-school 10-year median earnings, College Scorecard

avg earnings

What this shows Keeping schools within one state reduces some regional variation, but this descriptive comparison does not control for program mix, selection, or student background.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
39
Total Schools
$11,422
Avg In-State Tuition (12 of 39)
86.6%
Avg Acceptance Rate (5 of 39)
$45,974
Avg Median Earnings (33 of 39)
7 Public 3 Private NP 29 For-Profit
Ownership Breakdown

What the IPEDS Data Shows for Colleges in Nevada

PlainCollege's Scorecard dataset contains 39 postsecondary institutions in Nevada. The ownership mix is 7 public institutions, 3 private nonprofits, and 29 private for-profit schools. Public institutions often report lower in-state tuition because state appropriations subsidize the published price, while private nonprofits may show higher sticker prices partly offset by institutional aid.

Cost and selectivity signals vary widely even within a single state. The average in-state tuition among the 12 of 39 Nevada institutions that report one is $11,422, and the average admission rate among the 5 that report one sits at 86.6%. Admission rates from IPEDS exclude open-enrollment institutions, which is why community colleges and many for-profits show as unreported rather than at 100 percent. Looking at the table, the acceptance-rate column is blank for schools that don’t screen applicants, a meaningful distinction when evaluating selectivity alongside earnings.

Institution-level earnings connect cost to one observed outcome. Among the 33 of 39 Nevada colleges that report 10-year median earnings, federally aided former students show a mean of $45,974, based on Treasury-derived records published through the Scorecard. Because earnings depend heavily on field of study, student background, and local labor markets, state-level averages should be read alongside each school’s program mix. The table sorts institutions with reported IPEDS enrollment so users can compare acceptance rates, enrollment scale, and median earnings side by side.

All Schools in Nevada

School Name City Type Enrollment Acceptance Rate 10yr Earnings
College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas Public 27,252 - $38,087
University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas Public 24,622 96.2% $55,037
University of Nevada-Reno Reno Public 15,599 73.7% $60,614
Truckee Meadows Community College Reno Public 7,681 - $44,573
Nevada State University Henderson Public 3,762 86.8% $53,166
Northwest Career College Las Vegas For-Profit 2,937 - $27,530
Western Nevada College Carson City Public 1,910 - $41,987
Great Basin College Elko Public 1,900 - $39,289
Arizona College of Nursing-Las Vegas Las Vegas For-Profit 1,222 100.0% $34,657
United Education Institute-Las Vegas Las Vegas For-Profit 855 - $30,848
Pima Medical Institute-Las Vegas Las Vegas For-Profit 678 - $38,673
Chamberlain University-Nevada Las Vegas For-Profit 652 76.5% $92,405
Advanced Training Institute Las Vegas For-Profit 605 - $45,893
Carrington College-Reno Reno For-Profit 551 - $43,731
Las Vegas College Las Vegas For-Profit 536 - $31,398
Roseman University of Health Sciences Henderson Private NP 536 - $120,163
Nevada Career Institute Las Vegas For-Profit 461 - $41,472
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Las Vegas Las Vegas For-Profit 429 - $48,191
Carrington College-Las Vegas Las Vegas For-Profit 396 - $36,718
Milan Institute-Las Vegas Las Vegas For-Profit 331 - $24,879
Avalon Institute-Las Vegas Las Vegas For-Profit 304 - $30,803
Galen Health Institutes-Las Vegas Las Vegas For-Profit 293 - $61,480
Casal Institute of Nevada Las Vegas For-Profit 271 - $25,293
Milan Institute of Cosmetology-Reno Reno For-Profit 235 - $22,378
Medspa Academies-National Institute of Modern Aesthetics Las Vegas For-Profit 215 - -
Paul Mitchell the School-Las Vegas Las Vegas For-Profit 204 - -
Academy of Hair Design-Las Vegas Las Vegas For-Profit 183 - $24,391
Milan Institute-Sparks Sparks For-Profit 171 - $32,493
Paul Mitchell the School-Reno Reno For-Profit 161 - -
Sierra Academy of Style Carson City For-Profit 160 - -
International Academy of Style Reno For-Profit 89 - $32,709
European Massage Therapy School-Las Vegas Las Vegas For-Profit 84 - $24,290
L Makeup Institute Las Vegas For-Profit 73 - -
Touro University Nevada Henderson Private NP 22 - $104,805
DeVry University-Nevada Henderson For-Profit 1 - $45,987
Wongu University of Oriental Medicine Las Vegas Private NP - - -
IntelliTec College-Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts and Sciences Las Vegas For-Profit - - $42,169
Glendale Career College-Nevada Career Institute-MFSON Las Vegas For-Profit - - $41,472
Unitek College - Reno Reno For-Profit - - $79,550

Featured Colleges in Nevada

Quick picks from this state – compare two schools side by side

College of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas, NV
27,252 students
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV
24,622 students
University of Nevada-Reno
Reno, NV
15,599 students
Truckee Meadows Community College
Reno, NV
7,681 students
Nevada State University
Henderson, NV
3,762 students
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About This Data

According to the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, PlainCollege's current snapshots were retrieved in March–July 2026. This state's institution-level figures come from the July retrieval, including IPEDS-derived characteristics. Earnings represent median income 10 years after enrollment for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year, using U.S. Treasury-derived records published through the Scorecard.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

What this means for Nevada applicants

  • Nevada has 39 colleges in PlainCollege's Scorecard dataset, spanning community colleges, public flagships, and private institutions.
  • Average reported admission rate across Nevada colleges is 86.6% - individual schools vary widely, check each profile for its own rate.
  • State-level averages pool every reporting institution together; run a specific school's numbers before assuming the state figure applies to it.Use the ROI calculator

This page is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial or educational advice. State-level averages pool every reporting institution and do not predict any individual school's outcome.

Every figure on PlainCollege is rendered directly from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard data, no number is typed in by an editor. State-level rollups are computed directly from College Scorecard and IPEDS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Review the public data changelog. Data current as of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals.