Las Vegas, NV (population: 570,083) has twenty animal behavior schools within a 500-mile radius of its city center. University of California-Davis, the highest ranked school in this group with an animal behavior program, has a total student population of 31,247. It is the 41st highest ranked school in the USA and the 6th highest in the state of California (#1 is University of California-Los Angeles).
Animal Behavior students from Las Vegas schools who go on to become animal behavioralists, animal trainers, dog trainers, animal scientists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 10,080 people working as animal trainers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $31,080. Also, Zoologists and wildlife biologists make on average $60,670 per year and there are about 17,460 of them employed in the US today.
Las Vegas lies in Clark county, which is one of the 8 counties in Nevada. Overall, the Las Vegas-Paradise area has 858,540 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1.0% unemployment rate, $19.26/hr average worker wage, and a $40,070 average annual salary.
Of the 20 animal behavior schools with a 500-mile radius of Las Vegas, only 13 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Prescott College comes out as the most expensive ($25,284/yr) for animal behavior students, with Cerritos College as the lowest, reported at only $3,650/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Las Vegas |
| North Las Vegas | NV | 236,574 | 0 | - | 0 | 6.1 miles |
| Henderson | NV | 265,681 | 11 | 16.4924 | 250 | 17.5 miles |
| Bullhead City | AZ | 41,377 | 0 | - | 0 | 84.6 miles |