How much student debt do Nevada graduates have?

The median bachelor's program in Nevada leaves its graduates with $20,621 in federal debt, the median associate's program $11,000, and the median certificate program $9,484, all lower than the national medians.

How many Nevada colleges report graduate pay?

18 Nevada schools report first-year pay for at least one program, 145 programs in all. 7 of them have at least one program with its own page here.

Nevada Colleges and Majors, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

145 programs report first-year pay
7 schools with program pages
1 field ranking

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BEA price parities 2024

The short answer

The median Nevada bachelor's program pays its graduates $40,530 in their first year, $489 more than the national median. The median bachelor's program leaves its graduates with $20,621 in federal debt, compared with $25,000 nationally.

Median first-year pay, bachelor's$40,530Across 105 programs. National $40,042

Median pay after 5 years, bachelor's$58,910Across 90 programs. National $57,933

Median federal debt, bachelor's$20,621Across 100 programs. National $25,000

Prices compared with the USAbout the sameBEA price level 100.0, US average 100

Pay and debt by credential

Medians across every Nevada program at each credential that reports the figure, next to the national median.

Credential	Programs	Year 1 pay	National	Debt	National
Bachelor's	105	$40,530	$40,042	$20,621	$25,000
Associate's	23	$30,553	$38,507	$11,000	$15,186
Certificate	17	$26,349	$31,106	$9,484	$10,780

One certificate field in Nevada

Each row is one field's median across its Nevada certificate programs. Field names link to the full ranking of those programs.

Field	Programs	Year 1 pay	Debt
Cosmetology	7	$17,300	$9,468

7 Nevada schools

Every Nevada school with at least one program page. Schools with one program link straight to that program.

School	City	Type	Programs
Academy of Hair Design-Las VegasCosmetology (Certificate)	Las Vegas	For-profit	1
Casal Institute of NevadaCosmetology (Certificate)	Las Vegas	For-profit	1
International Academy of StyleCosmetology (Certificate)	Reno	For-profit	1
L Makeup InstituteCosmetology (Certificate)	Las Vegas	For-profit	1
Milan Institute of Cosmetology-RenoCosmetology (Certificate)	Reno	For-profit	1
Paul Mitchell the School-Las VegasCosmetology (Certificate)	Las Vegas	For-profit	1
Paul Mitchell the School-RenoCosmetology (Certificate)	Reno	For-profit	1

"Programs" counts the school's programs that report first-year pay.

Common questions

The median bachelor's program in Nevada pays its graduates $40,530 in their first year, the median associate's program $30,553, and the median certificate program $26,349.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Medians are across programs, not students: each program counts once, however many graduates it has.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Nevada figures when their main campus is in another state.
Price levels are the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities for 2024.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024