2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Special Education is the 39th most popular major in the country with 33,249 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, special education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,879 and had an average of $28,500 in loans still to pay off.

Across Nevada, there were 274 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,300 and $23,375 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 148 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,581 and $45,224 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in special education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality special 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 special 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $0-$30k) in Nevada

#1

University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada

#1 in overall quality

$21,962 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$48,784 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Making $0-$30k 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 large public school situated in Las Vegas, Nevada. It awarded 121 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNLV, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Nevada” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nevada - Las Vegas are $21,962, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Nevada - Reno

Reno, Nevada

#2 in overall quality

$21,971 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$51,169 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nevada - Reno. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Nevada - Reno is a large public school situated in Reno, Nevada. It awarded 16 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

UNR did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Nevada” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNR are $21,971, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Sierra Nevada College

Incline Village, Nevada

#3 in overall quality

$19,165 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Sierra Nevada College landed the #3 spot on the list. Sierra Nevada College is a small school located in Incline Village, Nevada that handed out 11 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SNC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Nevada” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SNC are $19,165.

Read full report on Special Education at Sierra Nevada College

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $0-$30k)

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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