Graduates of University of Nevada–Reno earn a median of $67,498 four years after enrollment, placing the institution in the 71.4th percentile for median earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $5,017 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing Nevada–Reno in the 76.1st percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Nevada–Reno #439 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions — in the 70.4th percentile overall.
The earnings pattern reflects Business's dominant role in the program mix. Business represents 16% of graduates, while Engineering accounts for 9%. The Public Health program graduates 353 students annually, anchoring the institution's economic signature. Azimuth ranks Psychology, General #153 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions per the program-ranking methodology, with graduates earning a median of $51,553 four years after graduation — 1.0× the national CIP-4 benchmark for the field.
Graduates of University of Nevada–Reno earn a median of $67,498 four years after enrollment, placing the institution in the 71.4th percentile for median earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $5,017 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing Nevada–Reno in the 76.1st percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Nevada–Reno #439 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions — in the 70.4th percentile overall.
The earnings pattern reflects Business's dominant role in the program mix. Business represents 16% of graduates, while Engineering accounts for 9%. The Public Health program graduates 353 students annually, anchoring the institution's economic signature. Azimuth ranks Psychology, General #153 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions per the program-ranking methodology, with graduates earning a median of $51,553 four years after graduation — 1.0× the national CIP-4 benchmark for the field.
Latest FE earnings field: 10-year
Lower quartile, 10-year field
How graduate earnings grow across the currently available FE horizons.
Financial justification for the investment.
Graduates of University of Nevada–Reno earn a median of $67,498 four years after enrollment, placing the institution in the 71.4th percentile for median earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $5,017 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing Nevada–Reno in the 76.1st percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Nevada–Reno #439 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions — in the 70.4th percentile overall.
The earnings pattern reflects Business's dominant role in the program mix. Business represents 16% of graduates, while Engineering accounts for 9%. The Public Health program graduates 353 students annually, anchoring the institution's economic signature. Azimuth ranks Psychology, General #153 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions per the program-ranking methodology, with graduates earning a median of $51,553 four years after graduation — 1.0× the national CIP-4 benchmark for the field.
Program mix and student pathways explain much of the earnings story.
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 provides context for how these program families align with national labor-market demand, and the program-ranking methodology explains how Azimuth evaluates individual programs.
Upper quartile, 10-year field
Graduates of University of Nevada–Reno earn a median of $67,498 four years after enrollment, placing the institution in the 71.4th percentile for median earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $5,017 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing Nevada–Reno in the 76.1st percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Nevada–Reno #439 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions — in the 70.4th percentile overall.
The earnings pattern reflects Business's dominant role in the program mix. Business represents 16% of graduates, while Engineering accounts for 9%. The Public Health program graduates 353 students annually, anchoring the institution's economic signature. Azimuth ranks Psychology, General #153 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions per the program-ranking methodology, with graduates earning a median of $51,553 four years after graduation — 1.0× the national CIP-4 benchmark for the field.
