2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences in Nevada

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Nevada” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Social Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 5th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 205,726 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 28 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $84,833 and $191,671 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality social sciences 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 social sciences 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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Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Nevada

The colleges and universities below are the best for nevada doctor’s degree social sciences students.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences in Nevada

#1

University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada

#1 in overall quality

$21,962 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Nevada. UNLV is a large school located in Las Vegas, Nevada that handed out 18 doctorate’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UNLV also made our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Nevada” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNLV are $21,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Social Sciences at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

#2

University of Nevada - Reno

Reno, Nevada

#1 in overall quality

$21,971 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Nevada list. Located in Reno, Nevada, this large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.

UNR did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’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 University of Nevada - Reno are $21,971.

Read more about Social Sciences 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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