2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools in Nevada For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Social Sciences Schools in Nevada For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 205,726 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, social sciences is the 5th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,801 and had an average of $23,466 in loans still to pay off.

Across Nevada, there were 835 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,922 and $20,990 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Sciences Schools in Nevada For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in social sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent social sciences 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 social sciences 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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Best Value Social Sciences Schools in Nevada For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Sciences Schools in Nevada For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in Nevada

#1

University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada

#2 in overall quality

$9,378 Average Net Price

$46,561 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools in Nevada For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Las Vegas, Nevada, and it awarded 307 ’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UNLV did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Social Sciences Schools in Nevada” list. The yearly cost to attend UNLV is $9,378 for Nevada Social Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2

University of Nevada - Reno

Reno, Nevada

#1 in overall quality

$11,587 Average Net Price

$41,025 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools in Nevada For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Reno landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Nevada - Reno is located in Reno, Nevada and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 493 ’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.

UNR also took the #1 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Schools in Nevada” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UNR is $11,587 for nevada social sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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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