Top Ranked Programs
University of Nevada-Reno's program mix is anchored in Business, which accounts for 16% of graduates, followed by Engineering at 9% and Social Sciences at 7%. Across 61 programs serving roughly 4,009 students annually, 39 meet Azimuth's ranking threshold, reflecting a broad portfolio with depth in applied and professional fields. The strongest earnings come from technically oriented programs. Azimuth ranks Nursing #143 among nonprofit four-year institutions for median earnings four years after enrollment, with graduates earning $97,949 from a cohort of 168. Azimuth ranks Mechanical Engineering #143 among nonprofit four-year institutions for median earnings four years after enrollment, with graduates earning $88,460, and Azimuth ranks Finance #129 among nonprofit four-year institutions for median earnings four years after enrollment, with graduates earning $72,227. Among the most popular programs, Psychology, General program graduates 223 students and Azimuth ranks it #205 among nonprofit four-year institutions for median earnings four years after enrollment, while The Biology, General program graduates 177 students with median earnings of $59,715 four years out. Public Health is the largest program by cohort at 353 graduates. Several of University of Nevada-Reno's high-earning programs — particularly in engineering and computing — are high-mobility pathways where graduates enter the national labor market directly and four-year earnings reflect actual workforce outcomes. Programs in health and social sciences, by contrast, often serve as grad-school-dependent pathways where four-year earnings undercount the full trajectory for students continuing to medical, graduate, or professional school. The [supply-demand map for college graduates](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/) provides context for how these program families align with national labor-market demand, and the [program-ranking methodology](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) explains how Azimuth evaluates individual programs.