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Best Physics Schools Near Carson City, NV (2026)
Updated September 5, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Carson City, Nevada has 5 accredited schools offering physics programs, with tuition ranging from $1,288 to $13,901 per year for indexed programs. Carson City has a population of about 57,522. In Nevada, the top-earning physics-related role is Physicists at a median $154,030 annually (BLS, May 2025).
Closest Physics Schools to Carson City
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer physics programs near Carson City, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Carson City city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
How We Rank Schools
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most
recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS).
To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the
U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked
against schools at the same credential level:
BOCSCORE
Graduation rate 30%
Median earnings, 10 years after entry 25%
Average net price (lower is better) 20%
Retention rate 15%
Fully online availability 10%
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score.
On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Carson City.
Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
BOC
Ranked by BOC Score — U.S. Dept. of Education outcome data. Advertising never affects rankings.
Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Nevada schools on the Nevada physics page.
Physics Wages Near Carson City
Carson City is part of the Carson City, NV metro area (BLS area code 16180). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Nevada statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Physicists
$154,030
NV statewide
$157,013
Biochemists and Biophysicists
$69,220
NV statewide
$70,561
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
$96,330
NV statewide
$98,196
Mathematicians
$102,890
NV statewide
$104,883
Atmospheric and Space Scientists
$109,300
NV statewide
$111,417
Engineers, All Other
$103,780
NV statewide
$105,790
Software Developers
$130,500
Carson City, NV
$133,028
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
$65,520
NV statewide
$66,789
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
Carson City at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
98.1 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Carson City-Area Cities With Physics Programs
How many accredited physics schools are near Carson City, NV?
Our directory has 5 accredited schools offering physics programs near Carson City. The closest is University of Nevada-Reno in Reno, NV (27.4 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is American River College (92.8 miles). 3 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
What are the highest-paying physics roles near Carson City?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying physics-related roles near Carson City are: Physicists ($154,030), Software Developers ($130,500), Atmospheric and Space Scientists ($109,300). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Nevada statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in South Lake Tahoe instead of Carson City?
South Lake Tahoe, CA is 19.3 miles from Carson City and has its own set of local physics programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
How do I verify a program is accredited?
Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.
Data verified: September 5, 2026.
Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
