Ranked #17 in popularity, elementary education is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Nevada to determine which ones were the best for elementary education students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 424 degrees in elementary education annually.
The elementary teaching program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Elementary Education rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for elementary education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Elementary Education Schools in Nevada ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of elementary teaching degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of Nevada - Las Vegas is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in elementary education. UNLV is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas. A Best Colleges rank of #371 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UNLV is a great university overall.
There were roughly 99 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at UNLV in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in elementary education needs to look into University of Nevada - Reno. UNR is a very large public university located in the large city of Reno. A Best Colleges rank of #427 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UNR is a great university overall.
There were approximately 112 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at UNR in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in elementary education needs to look into College of Southern Nevada. CSN is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Las Vegas. This college ranks 3rd out of 8 schools for overall quality in the state of Nevada.
There were about 102 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at CSN in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat Nevada State College if you wish to pursue a degree in elementary education. Located in the rural area of Henderson, NSC is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 7th out of 8 schools for overall quality in the state of Nevada.
There were about 47 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at NSC in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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The elementary teaching program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Elementary Education rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for elementary education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
