2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Education in Nevada

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Nevada” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 310,601 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, education is the 4th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,887 and had an average of $30,244 in loans still to pay off.

Across Nevada, there were 1,568 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,778 and $28,322 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 787 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,581 and $45,224 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Nevada” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Nevada” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Nevada

The colleges and universities below are the best for nevada master’s degree education students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Education in Nevada

#1

University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada

#1 in overall quality

$21,962 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Nevada - Las Vegas is a public institution located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The school has a large population, and it awarded 498 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNLV did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Nevada” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNLV are $21,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Education at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

#2

University of Nevada - Reno

Reno, Nevada

#2 in overall quality

$21,971 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Reno landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Reno, Nevada, and it awarded 145 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

UNR also made our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Nevada” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nevada - Reno are $21,971.

Read full report on Education at UNR

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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