A degree in psychology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #8 out of 38 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Psychology Schools in Nevada ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,134 degrees in psychology to qualified students.
The psychology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Psychology rankings. We derive our Best Overall Psychology 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.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Psychology Schools in Nevada list to help you make the college decision.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the psychology degrees they offer, see the list below.
University of Nevada - Las Vegas is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in psychology. UNLV is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas. A Best Colleges rank of #371 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UNLV is a great university overall.
There were about 454 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UNLV in the most recent data year. After graduating, psychology degree recipients typically make an average of $31,007 in the first five years of their career.
University of Nevada - Reno is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in psychology. UNR is a very large public university located in the city of Reno. This university ranks 2nd out of 8 schools for overall quality in the state of Nevada.
There were about 283 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UNR in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, psychology degree recipients typically make about $30,858 at the beginning of their careers.
College of Southern Nevada is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in psychology. CSN is a very large public college located in the city of Las Vegas. This college ranks 3rd out of 8 schools for overall quality in the state of Nevada.
There were approximately 224 psychology students who graduated with this degree at CSN in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, psychology degree recipients typically earn around $23,984 in the first five years of their career.
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).
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The psychology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Psychology rankings. We derive our Best Overall Psychology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
