If you pursue a degree in general studies, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #5 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Studies Schools in Nevada ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 423 degrees in general studies to qualified students.
The general studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Studies rankings. We derive our Best Overall General Studies School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Studies Schools in Nevada ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the general studies degree levels they offer.
It's difficult to beat College of Southern Nevada if you wish to pursue a degree in general studies. CSN is a fairly large public college located in the city of Las Vegas. A Best Colleges rank of #500 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means CSN is a great college overall.
There were roughly 216 general studies students who graduated with this degree at CSN in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Nevada - Reno is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general studies. UNR is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Reno. A Best Colleges rank of #427 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UNR is a great university overall.
There were approximately 45 general studies students who graduated with this degree at UNR in the most recent data year.
Western Nevada College is a great option for students interested in a degree in general studies. WNC is a small public college located in the city of Carson City. This college ranks 5th out of 8 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nevada.
There were approximately 43 general studies students who graduated with this degree at WNC in the most recent year we have data available.
It's hard to beat Truckee Meadows Community College if you wish to pursue a degree in general studies. Truckee Meadows Community College is a large public college located in the large city of Reno. This college ranks 6th out of 8 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nevada.
There were roughly 106 general studies students who graduated with this degree at Truckee Meadows Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
The general studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Studies rankings. We derive our Best Overall General Studies School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
