University of Nevada - Las Vegas Graduate Programs

Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, University of Nevada - Las Vegas is a public institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Where Is University of Nevada - Las Vegas?

Contact details for UNLV are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	4505 S Maryland Pky, Las Vegas, NV 89154
Phone:	702-895-3011
Website:	www.unlv.edu

University of Nevada - Las Vegas Graduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,367 graduate students at UNLV, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Nevada - Las Vegas graduate students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	632
Black or African American	398
Hispanic or Latino	1,020
White	2,294
International Students	360
Other Races/Ethnicities	663

Geographic Diversity

Nevada students aren't the only ones who study at University of Nevada - Las Vegas. At this time, 46 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 91 countries are represented at UNLV. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and India.

Online Learning at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 3 master’s degree programs available online at UNLV. In 2022-2023, 18,760 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UNLV has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 2nd most popular in Nevada for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of UNLV majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Health Professions	7%

University of Nevada - Las Vegas Graduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Law	0	0	138	138
Curriculum & Instruction	4	110	12	126
Educational Administration	3	91	2	96
Social Work	0	89	0	89
Dentistry	0	0	84	84
Special Education	0	59	5	64
Nursing	0	33	30	63
Hospitality Management	1	55	4	60
Public Administration	8	51	0	59
Accounting	0	58	0	58
Business Administration & Management	8	49	0	57
Teacher Education Grade Specific	10	39	6	55
Medicine	0	0	55	55
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	51	51
Information Technology	1	42	0	43
Student Counseling	1	33	0	34
Music	0	16	14	30
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	12	13	3	28
Writing Studies	0	27	0	27
Mental & Social Health Services	1	25	0	26
Public Health	3	14	5	22
Public Policy	0	0	21	21
Communication & Media Studies	0	20	0	20
Teaching English or French	0	19	0	19
Architectural Sciences & Technology	0	16	0	16
Mechanical Engineering	0	7	8	15
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	13	0	13
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	8	5	13
Electrical Engineering	0	8	4	12
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	6	6	0	12
History	0	11	0	11
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	10	0	10
General Psychology	0	3	7	10
Computer Science	0	8	1	9
Civil Engineering	0	5	4	9
Sociology	0	3	5	8
Other Engineering	6	1	0	7
Mathematics	0	3	4	7
Human Biology	0	0	7	7
Health & Physical Education	0	7	0	7
Educational Assessment	6	0	0	6
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	0	6	0	6
Anthropology	0	5	1	6
Drama & Theater Arts	0	6	0	6
Fine & Studio Arts	0	6	0	6
Data Processing	0	5	0	5
General Biology	0	2	2	4
Legal Research	0	4	0	4
Astronomy & Astrophysics	0	1	3	4
Chemistry	0	0	4	4
Physics	0	3	1	4
Child Development & Psychology	1	1	2	4
Political Science & Government	0	3	1	4
Other Statistics	3	0	0	3
Geological & Earth Sciences	0	1	2	3
General Social Sciences	3	0	0	3
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	0	3	0	3
Interior Architecture	0	2	0	2
General English Literature	0	0	2	2
Nutrition Science	0	2	0	2
Economics	0	2	0	2
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	0	0	1	1
General Education	1	0	0	1
Teacher Education Subject Specific	1	0	0	1
Biomedical Engineering	0	1	0	1
General Architecture	0	0	0	0
Landscape Architecture	0	0	0	0
Architecture (Other)	0	0	0	0
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	0	0	0
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	0	0	0	0
Construction Management	0	0	0	0
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	0	0	0
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	0	0
General Business/Commerce	0	0	0	0
Human Resource Management	0	0	0	0
International Business	0	0	0	0
Marketing	0	0	0	0
Management Information Systems	0	0	0	0
Real Estate	0	0	0	0
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing	0	0	0	0
Information Science	0	0	0	0
International Education	0	0	0	0
Other Education	0	0	0	0
Energy Systems Technologies	0	0	0	0
Computer Engineering	0	0	0	0
Construction Engineering	0	0	0	0
Area Studies	0	0	0	0
Ethnic Studies	0	0	0	0
Germanic Languages	0	0	0	0
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	0	0	0	0
Romance Languages	0	0	0	0
Allied Health Professions	0	0	0	0
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	0	0	0	0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	0	0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	0	0	0	0
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	0	0
Applied Mathematics	0	0	0	0
Statistics	0	0	0	0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0
Natural Resources Conservation	0	0	0	0
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	0	0	0	0
Recreation Administration	0	0	0	0
Culinary Arts	0	0	0	0
Philosophy	0	0	0	0
Security Science and Technology	0	0	0	0
Other Science Technologies/Technicians	0	0	0	0
Urban Studies	0	0	0	0
Human Services	0	0	0	0
Dance	0	0	0	0
Design & Applied Arts	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	79	1,005	494	1,578

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Stan Shebs under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.