University of Nevada-Las Vegas (UNLV) is a four-year, public school located in Las Vegas, NV.
It offers 182 graduate programs - 85 Master's, 45 Doctorate, 44 Post-bachelor's, and 8 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $7,413 for in-state and $25,555 for out-of-state students.
A total of 5,779 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 32,911 students at UNLV. UNLV offers online graduate programs and 646 out of 5,779 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
UNLV have a law school and medical school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at William S. Boyd School of Law and University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Medicine. In addition, you can find UNLV's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $7,413 for Nevada residents and $25,555 for out-of-state students. It offers 182 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | University of Nevada-Las Vegas |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 4505 S Maryland Pky, Las Vegas, NV |
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| Graduate School Students | 5,300 students
646 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$7,413
Out-of-State$25,555 |
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| Student to Faculty | 19:1 (5.26%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 182 Graduate Programs
85 Master's, 45 Doctorate, 52 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at University of Nevada-Las Vegas
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at University of Nevada-Las Vegas with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Nevada residents, the tuition & fees are $7,413 and $25,555 for non-Nevada residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $344 for Nevada residents and $723 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $6,524 | $24,666 |
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| Fees | $889 | $889 |
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| Cost per Credit | $344 | $723 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,240 |
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| Room & Board | $12,628 (On-Campus) / $13,478 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $4,372 (On-Campus) / $5,944 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $25,653 | $43,795 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $28,075 | $46,217 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| In-State | $6,309 | $6,607 | $6,760 | $6,977 | $7,413 |
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| Out-of-State | $21,962 | $22,698 | $23,302 | $23,933 | $25,555 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
University of Nevada-Las Vegas offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 182 major areas - 85 Master's (4 online programs), 45 Doctorate (1 online programs), 44 Post-Bachelor's (7 online programs), 8 Post-Master's. 1,414 students have been conferred Master's degree and 480 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 1,414 | 480 | 109 | 19 |
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| Men | 464 | 209 | 38 | 9 |
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| Women | 950 | 271 | 71 | 10 |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Women's Studies | NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | 4 |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
UNLV graduate schools have a total of 5,300 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 2,131 male and 3,169 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 3,156 full-time and 2,144 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 646 students enrolled through online exclusively and 1,313 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 2,015 White, 419 Black, and 637 Asian students are attending at University of Nevada-Las Vegas. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
50 grad students are younger than 22 and 1,218 students are older than 65. It has 2,982 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,529 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 5,300 |
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| Men | 2,131 |
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| Women | 3,169 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 5,300 |
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| Full-time Students | 3,156 |
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| Part-time Students | 2,144 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 5,300 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 19 |
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| Asian | 637 |
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| Black | 419 |
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| Hispanic | 1,147 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 16 |
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| White | 2,015 |
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| Two or more races | 416 |
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| Un-Known | 178 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 5,300 |
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| 21 & Under | 50 |
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| 22-24 | 1,069 |
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| 25-29 | 1,913 |
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| 30-34 | 948 |
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| 35-39 | 581 |
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| 40 & Over | 1,218 |
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Online Population
At University of Nevada-Las Vegas graduate schools, 646 students enrolled online exclusively and 1,313 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 5,779 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 646 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 1,313 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 3,820 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 646 |
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| Nevada Resident | 535 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 111 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
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