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University of Nevada-Reno Graduate Schools

University of Nevada-Reno (referred to as Nevada-Reno) is a Public, 4 years school located in Reno, NV. It is classified as a Research University (very high research activity) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at University of Nevada-Reno is $6,444 for Nevada residents and $22,986 for out-of-state students. The school has 3,972 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 20,945 including undergraduate students.
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University of Nevada-Reno (referred to as Nevada-Reno) is a Public, 4 years school located in Reno, NV. It is classified as a Research University (very high research activity) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
The school is accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (4/1/1938 - Current).
Nevada-Reno Directory Information
School NameUniversity of Nevada-Reno (Nevada-Reno)
AddressNorth Virginia Street, Reno, NV 89557
Phone775-784-1110
Webhttps://www.unr.edu
Online Applicationhttps://www.unr.edu/apply
Financial Infohttps://www.unr.edu/financial-aid
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at University of Nevada-Reno is $6,444 for Nevada residents and $22,986 for out-of-state students. The school has 3,972 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 20,945 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 210 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice).
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePublic, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$22,986
$6,444 for Nevada Residents
Student Population3,972
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs210 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio18 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at University of Nevada-Reno is $6,444 for Nevada residents and $22,986 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $311 for Nevada residents and $657 for out-of-state students.
University of Nevada-Reno offers the alternative tuition plans.
University of Nevada-Reno offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.
On its campus, remedial services, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.
Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)Graduate Level Courses & Programs
Special learning Opportunities
  • ROTC (Army)
  • Study abroad
  • Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services
  • Remedial services
  • Academic/career services
  • Employment services for students
  • Placement services for completers
  • On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of University of Nevada-Reno is $6,444 for Nevada residents and $22,986 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.71% compared to previous academic year.
Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)
2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
Nevada ResidentsOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2018-2019$4,950$625$19,422$625
2019-2020$5,306$625$20,357$625
2020-2021$5,657$661$21,310$661
2021-2022$5,625$665$21,715$665
2022-2023$5,814$630$22,356$630
The graduate school tuition & fees of Nevada-Reno is average compared to public graduate schools in Nevada. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Nevada graduate tuition is $23,144 (public) / $25,618 (private).
The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.
Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
ResidentsOut-of-State
University of Nevada-Reno$6,444$22,986
All Graduate Schools$16,007$19,603
Public$11,484$20,787
Private$19,674
Nevada Graduate Schools$18,001$22,883
Public$6,602$23,144
Private$25,618
For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $18,588 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at University of Nevada-Reno. On-campus living costs are increased by 9.29% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $18,588. Off-campus living costs are increased by 9.29% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Expenses
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther Expense
2018-2019$11,770$4,370$11,770$4,370
2019-2020$11,960$4,370$11,960$4,370
2020-2021$12,216$4,370$12,216$4,370
2021-2022$12,216$4,792$12,216$4,792
2022-2023$13,796$4,792$13,796$4,792
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $311 for Nevada residents and $657 for other students at University of Nevada-Reno. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 2.66% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
Nevada ResidentsOut-of-State
2018-2019$275$605
2019-2020$286$609
2020-2021$297$624
2021-2022$304$640
2022-2023$311$657

Graduate Programs at Nevada-Reno

University of Nevada-Reno offers 125 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 1,140 students have completed their study at University of Nevada-Reno.
Offered Degrees at University of Nevada-Reno
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree650869
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship390161
Doctor's degree - other1064
Post Bachelor's Degree14029
Post Master's Degree6017
Total12501,140
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at University of Nevada-Reno by award level.
  • The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other) program with 12 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Social Work program with 170 completers.
  • The most popular Doctorate program is the Medicine program with 65 completers.
University of Nevada-Reno offers 125 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 1,140 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 869 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 64 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
  • 29 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
  • 17 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Range Science and Management✕5-
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Natural Resources/Conservation✕5-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other)✕1-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 19 completers-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕7-
Journalism✕12-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences✕10-
Education [+] ✕ 94 completers-
Multicultural Education✕10-
Educational Leadership and Administration✕33$44,500
Special Education and Teaching✕14$48,300
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✕15$40,500
Elementary Education and Teaching✕9-
Secondary Education and Teaching✕7-
Adult Literacy Tutor/Instructor✕6-
Engineering [+] ✕ 82 completers-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕3-
Chemical Engineering✕2-
Civil Engineering✕24-
Computer Engineering✕33-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕2-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering✕5-
Materials Engineering✕2-
Mechanical Engineering✕7-
Metallurgical Engineering✕1-
Mining and Mineral Engineering✕2-
Geological/Geophysical Engineering✕1-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Foreign Languages and Literatures✕5-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Human Development and Family Studies✕10-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Legal Professions and Studies (other)✕10-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 12 completers-
English Language and Literature✕6-
Creative Writing✕6-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 27 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕3-
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology✕3-
Biostatistics✕3-
Biotechnology✕15-
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology (other)✕1-
Neuroscience✕2-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Mathematics✕4-
Mathematical Statistics and Probability✕5-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Nutrition Sciences✕6-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Philosophy✕3-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 20 completers-
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology✕8-
Chemistry✕2-
Geology/Earth Science✕4-
Geophysics and Seismology✕1-
Hydrology and Water Resources Science✕3-
Physics✕2-
Psychology [+] ✕ 23 completers-
Social Psychology✕2-
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)✕21-
Human Services [+] ✕ 169 completers-
Public Administration✕4-
Social Work✕165$48,500
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 24 completers-
Anthropology✕4-
Criminology✕4-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕6-
Geography✕6-
Political Science and Government✕1-
Sociology✕3-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 15 completers-
Art/Art Studies✕4-
Music✕11-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 159 completers-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕21-
Physician Assistant✕24-
Public Health✕83$48,800
Nursing Administration✕31-
Business [+] ✕ 157 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕127$76,400
Accounting✕22-
Finance✕8-
History [+] ✕ 4 completers-
History✕4-
Total869
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Range Science and Management✕0-
Education [+] ✕ 18 completers-
Education✕16-
Curriculum and Instruction✕2-
Engineering [+] ✕ 30 completers-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕1-
Chemical Engineering✕0-
Civil Engineering✕10-
Computer Engineering✕6-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕6-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering✕2-
Materials Engineering✕0-
Mechanical Engineering✕4-
Mining and Mineral Engineering✕1-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other)✕0-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Legal Professions and Studies (other)✕3-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 2 completers-
English Language and Literature✕2-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 20 completers-
Biochemistry✕3-
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology✕4-
Molecular Pharmacology✕3-
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology (other)✕7-
Neuroscience✕3-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Mathematics✕0-
Mathematical Statistics and Probability✕1-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 22 completers-
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology✕2-
Chemistry✕5-
Chemical Physics✕0-
Geology/Earth Science✕4-
Geophysics and Seismology✕2-
Hydrology and Water Resources Science✕2-
Physics✕7-
Psychology [+] ✕ 26 completers-
Social Psychology✕9-
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)✕17-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Anthropology✕1-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕2-
Geography✕2-
Political Science and Government✕4-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 30 completers-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕0-
Public Health✕3-
Nursing Practice✕27-
History [+] ✕ 0 completers-
History✕0-
Total161
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 64 completers-
Medicine✕64-
Total64
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other)✕5-
Education [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented✕0-
Secondary Education and Teaching✕0-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor✕2-
Engineering [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Engineering (other)✕8-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management✕1-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Applied and Professional Ethics✕0-
Science Technologies/Technicians [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Nuclear/Nuclear Power Technology/Technician✕2-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism✕2-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Criminology✕2-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies✕0-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling✕5-
Public Health✕2-
Clinical Nurse Leader✕0-
Total29
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 17 completers-
Nursing Education✕0-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing✕0-
Pediatric Nurse/Nursing✕3-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing✕6-
Nursing Practice✕3-
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing✕5-
Total17

Graduate Student Population at Nevada-Reno

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 4,009 students enrolled into University of Nevada-Reno graduate schools where it has total 20,945 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,622 full-time and 2,387 part-time graduate students. By gender, 1,574 male and 2,435 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.
Graduate School Student Population By Gender
TotalMaleFemale
Total4,0091,5742,435
Full-time1,622648974
Part-tme2,3879261,461
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 2,134 White (53.23%), 158 Black/African American (3.94%), 616 Hispanic (15.37%), 286 Asian (7.13%), and 815 students with other races. 429 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total4,0091,5742,435
American Indian/Native American25421
Asian286114172
Black/African American15854104
Hispanic616214402
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1037
White2,1347871,347
Two More22977152
Un-Known1225171
Non-resident Alien429270159
University of Nevada-Reno offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,194 graduate students (29.78% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 199 graduate students (4.96% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total4,009
Enrolled Online Exclusively1,194
Enrolled Some Online Courses199
Not in Online Courses2,616
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of Nevada-Reno. 950 students are aged 20 to 24 (23.70% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.02%), 239 students are aged above 50 (5.96%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of Nevada-Reno.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total4,0091,5742,435
Age 18-19101
Age 20-21541737
Age 22-24896341555
Age 25-291,285547738
Age 30-34714297417
Age 35-39433167266
Age 40-49387127260
Age 50-6421260152
Over 6427189

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