2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $48-$75k) in Nevada

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 Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

Nursing is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 3rd of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 313,362 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, nursing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $67,065 and had an average of $26,282 in loans still to pay off.

Across Nevada, there were 1,822 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,688 and $23,913 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 100 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,581 and $45,224 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in nursing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent nursing programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the nursing program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $48-$75k) in Nevada

#1

University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada

#2 in overall quality

$21,962 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$106,421 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Making $48-$75k 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 29 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNLV also took the #2 spot in our “Best Nursing 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.

Read more about Nursing at UNLV

#2

University of Nevada - Reno

Reno, Nevada

#3 in overall quality

$21,971 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$109,286 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Reno landed the #2 spot on the list. Reno, Nevada is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nursing degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.

UNR did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Nevada” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNR are $21,971.

Read more about Nursing at University of Nevada - Reno

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $48-$75k)

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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