Also known as

  • UNLV

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
6,062
60.5% Female
39.5% Male

Institution Overview

System
Nevada System of Higher Education
School Type
Public
Academic Calendar
Semester
Setting
City: Midsize

Academics

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Full Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Part Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Total # of Programs
297
Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)
Master's
83
Doctoral Research
42
Doctoral Professional
3
Distance
8
Degrees Offered
Master's
Doctor's (Research)
Doctor's (Professional)
Certificate Offered
Post-master's
Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics
0.26%
American Indian or Alaska Native
12.01%
Asian
7.42%
Black or African American
20.82%
Hispanic or Latino
0.35%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
40.91%
White
7.24%
Two or more races
3.94%
Unknown
7.04%
Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Application Fee
$60
Admissions Office Web Address
https://www.unlv.edu/admissions

Tuition & Aid

Average In-State Tuition
$6,119
Average Out-Of-State Tuition
$23,075

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic
Yes
Occupational
No
Continuing Professional
No
Recreational or avocational
No
Highest Degree offered
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice

Distance Learning Options

Grad programs or courses
Yes

Degree Programs Offered (in Category Selected Above)

Master's
83
Master's (Distance)
1
Doctor's Degree Research
42
Doctor's Degree Research (Distance)
1
Doctor's Degree Professional
3
Postbaccalaureate Certificate
39
Postbaccalaureate Certificate (Distance)
4
Post Master's Certificate
8
Program Area Program Type Program Format
Campus Distance
Accounting Master's Degree Yes No
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching Doctoral – Research Yes No
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering Master's Degree Yes No
Anthropology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Master's Degree Yes No
Architecture Master's Degree Yes No
Architecture and Related Services, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Astronomy Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law Master's Degree Yes No
Biochemistry Master's Degree Yes No
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree Yes No
Biology/Biological Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Business Administration and Management, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Casino Management Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Chemistry, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Chemistry, Other Doctoral – Research Yes No
Civil Engineering, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Clinical Psychology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computer Engineering, General Master's Degree Yes No
Computer Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Construction Engineering Master's Degree Yes No
Construction Management Master's Degree Yes No
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Creative Writing Master's Degree Yes No
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Curriculum and Instruction Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Dance, General Master's Degree Yes No
Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Dentistry Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Master's Degree Yes No
Early Childhood Education and Teaching Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Master's Degree Yes No
Economics, General Master's Degree Yes No
Education, General Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Education, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Educational Leadership and Administration, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
No
Educational Psychology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Elementary Education and Teaching Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Engineering, Other Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
English Language and Literature, General Doctoral – Research Yes No
Environmental Studies Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Exercise Physiology Master's Degree Yes No
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Film/Cinema/Video Studies Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Finance, General Master's Degree Yes No
Fine/Studio Arts, General Master's Degree Yes No
French Language and Literature Master's Degree Yes No
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Health and Physical Education/Fitness, General Master's Degree Yes No
Health Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Health/Health Care Administration/Management Master's Degree Yes No
Health/Medical Physics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
No
History, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Hospitality Administration/Management, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Human Biology Doctoral – Research Yes No
Hydrology and Water Resources Science Master's Degree Yes No
Information Science/Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Interior Architecture Master's Degree Yes No
Kinesiology and Exercise Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Law Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Management Information Systems, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Management Science Master's Degree Yes No
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Mass Communication/Media Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Mathematics and Statistics, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Mathematics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Medicine Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Doctoral – Research Yes No
Multicultural Education Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Music Pedagogy Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Music, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Music, Other Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Neuroscience Doctoral – Research Yes No
Nursing Science Doctoral – Research Yes Yes
Nutrition Sciences Master's Degree Yes No
Occupational Therapy/Therapist Doctoral – Research Yes No
Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Master's Degree Yes No
Orthodontics/Orthodontology Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management, General Master's Degree Yes No
Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctoral – Research Yes No
Physics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Political Science and Government, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Psychology, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Public Administration Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Public Health, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Public Policy Analysis, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursin Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Master's Degree Yes No
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
School Psychology Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Science Technologies/Technicians, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Secondary Education and Teaching Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Social Sciences, General Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Social Work Master's Degree Yes No
Social Work, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Sociology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Spanish Language and Literature Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Special Education and Teaching, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Speech Communication and Rhetoric Master's Degree Yes No
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels Doctoral – Research Yes No
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Technical Teacher Education Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Transportation and Highway Engineering Master's Degree Yes No
Urban Education and Leadership Master's Degree Yes Yes
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Women's Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No

Faculty

TotalInstructional StaffResearchPublic Service
Total 1,375 1,234 141 0
With faculty status 1,249 1,234 15 0
Tenured 538 537 1 0
On tenure track 209 208 1 0
Not on tenure track 502 489 13 0
Annual contract 502 489 13 0
Without faculty status 126 0 126 0

Graduate Assistantships

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Graduate Assistantship
Teaching
Research

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?
Yes
Medical Degree Offered?
Yes
Institution Has a Hospital?
No

Overview

Average In-State Tuition
$6,119
Average Out-Of-State Tuition
$23,075
Financial aid office web address
finaid.unlv.edu/
Tuition fee varies by residency status
Yes
Typical Room
$6,232
Typical Board
$5,984
Tuition & Fees
In-stateOut-of-State
Full time Average Tuition$6,119$23,075
Full time Fees$858$858
Part time, per credit hour$322$676

Tuition & Fees By Program

ProgramIn-state TuitionIn-state FeesOut-of-State TuitionOut-of-State Fees
Dentistry $55,692 $1,797 $95,427 $1,797
Law $28,000 $1,268 $40,900 $1,268
Medicine $35,948 $1,289 $68,116 $1,289

Tuition Plan Options

Alternative Tuition Plans Offered
Yes
Tuition Guaranteed Plan
No
Prepaid Tuition Plan
No
Tuition Payment Plan
Yes
Other Alternative Tuition Plan
No

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
6,062
60.5% Female
39.5% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics
0.26%
American Indian or Alaska Native
12.01%
Asian
7.42%
Black or African American
20.82%
Hispanic or Latino
0.35%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
40.91%
White
7.24%
Two or more races
3.94%
Unknown
7.04%
Non-resident Alien

Gender
Race / Ethnicity Men Women
American Indian Or Alaska Native 4 12
Asian 280 448
Black Or African American 149 301
Hispanic Or Latino 433 829
Native Hawaiian OrOther Pacific Islander 9 12
Non-resident Alien 236 191
White 1,025 1,455
Two Or More Races 162 277
Unknown 98 141

Services offered

Service Offered
Academic Career Counseling ServiceYes
Employment Services For StudentsYes
Placement Services For CompletersYes

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Award: Master's degree
Total
1,227
34.6% Male
65.4% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
Total
250
42.4% Male
57.6% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - professional practice
Total
283
54.4% Male
45.6% Female

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate
Total
79
41.8% Male
58.2% Female

Award: Post-master's certificate
Total
13
15.4% Male
84.6% Female

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution
No
On-Campus Housing Available?
Yes

Services offered

Service Offered
Remedial services
On-campus day care for student's childrenYes

Admissions Office Contact

Address
4505 S Maryland Pky
Las Vegas, NV 89154
Phone
702-895-3011
Fax
Email
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Provisional Release as of January 2025. Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2023), Data File: [HD2023], [IC2023], [IC2023_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2023), Data File: [C2023_A],[C2023DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2023), Data File: [EFFY2023]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2023), Data File: [EAP2023]


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