
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
- 4505 S Maryland Pky Las Vegas, NV 89154
- (702) 895-3011
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- Retention rate: 79%
- Programs offered: 127
Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard
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Las Vegas, Nevada has 1 accredited school offering spanish programs. Las Vegas has a population of about 650,873. Median household income is $70,723 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 27.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area, the top-earning spanish-related role is Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary at a median $84,980 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer spanish programs near Las Vegas, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Las Vegas city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
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:
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score. On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Las Vegas. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.

Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Nevada schools on the Nevada spanish page.
Las Vegas is part of the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area (BLS area code 29820). 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interpreters and Translators | $50,370 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $50,269 |
| Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary | $84,980 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $84,810 |
| Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | $65,520 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $65,389 |
| Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | $66,300 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $66,168 |
| Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors | $48,930 | NV statewide | $48,832 |
| Librarians and Media Collections Specialists | $84,540 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $84,371 |
| Writers and Authors | $67,280 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $67,146 |
| Human Resources Specialists | $69,950 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $69,810 |
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.
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 650,873 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003) |
| Median household income | $70,723 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013) |
| Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+ | 27.3% | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003) |
| Regional Price Parity (US=100) | 100.2 (above U.S. average) | BEA RPP 2024 |
Our directory has 1 accredited schools offering spanish programs near Las Vegas. The closest is University of Nevada-Las Vegas in Las Vegas, NV (10.9 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is University of Nevada-Las Vegas (10.9 miles). 1 of the highlighted schools is flagged as offering distance education.
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying spanish-related roles near Las Vegas are: Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary ($84,980), Librarians and Media Collections Specialists ($84,540), Human Resources Specialists ($69,950). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Nevada statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
North Las Vegas, NV is 10.3 miles from Las Vegas and has its own set of local spanish programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Las Vegas’s median household income of $70,723 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Las Vegas while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Nevada public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
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.
Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Las Vegas:
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 2024โ2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
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