2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Social Work is the 12th most popular major in the country with 57,618 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, social work graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,459 and had an average of $30,084 in loans still to pay off.

Across Nevada, there were 439 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,400 and $26,324 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 247 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,581 and $45,224 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in social work. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality social work 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 work 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 Work Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for nevada master’s degree social work students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k) in Nevada

#1

University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada

#1 in overall quality

$21,962 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$48,883 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 Work Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, this large public school handed out 77 diplomas to qualified masters’s social work 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 Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Nevada” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nevada - Las Vegas are $21,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Social Work at UNLV

#2

University of Nevada - Reno

Reno, Nevada

#2 in overall quality

$21,971 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$51,690 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Reno, Nevada, and it awarded 170 masters’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNR, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Nevada” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nevada - Reno are $21,971, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Nevada - Reno Social Work Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k)

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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