2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Getting Aid

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 Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Public Administration is the 47th most popular major in the country with 17,269 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Nevada, there were 75 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 48 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,581 and $45,224 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public administration. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public administration programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the public administration 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 Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in Nevada (With Aid)

#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 Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Getting Aid. Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, this large public school awarded 41 diplomas to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNLV, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Public Administration 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 University of Nevada - Las Vegas are $21,962.

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#2

University of Nevada - Reno

Reno, Nevada

$21,971 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Getting Aid. Located in Reno, Nevada, this large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2019-2020.

UNR not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Nevada” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nevada - Reno are $21,971, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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