by our College Data Analytics TeamWhen pursuing a grad degree in today's world, there are many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Top Nevada Colleges for a Master's ranking - to help you make that decision.
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We analyzed 3 grad schools across Nevada to determine which have the best master's degree programs. Instead of depending on subjective information to rank the best grad schools, we focus on objective factors in our analysis. More specifically, the following explains what we consider and why.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with a master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
In addition to average starting salaries, we also consider the average amount of student loans that graduate students take on while pursuing their master's degree. We consider this number in conjunction with average post-graduation earnings to gauge the difficulty master's recipients will have paying back their loans.
We also analyze a number of other factors in addition to average post-graduation earnings and average student debt when coming up with our yearly Best Master's Degree Schools ranking. On a broad level, other factors that go into our rankings include such things as the demand of the school, the student body caliber, if the school has online options, and the educational resources provided by the school.
We go into more detail on these factors on our graduate school ranking methodology page.
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Learn more about these excellent grad schools below:
University of Nevada - Las Vegas tops this year’s ranking as the best grad school for master’s degrees in Nevada for overall quality. This large public school is located in Las Vegas, Nevada, and it awarded 1,131 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Upon graduation, master’s degree recipients go on to jobs making an average salary of $61,623 during the early years of their career.
Out of the 3 master’s degree schools in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Reno landed the #2 spot on the list. UNR is a large public school situated in Reno, Nevada. It awarded 869 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Upon graduation, master’s degree recipients go on to jobs making an average salary of $58,200 during the early years of their career.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nevada State College. The school came in at #3 in Nevada on this year’s best master’s degree schools ranking. Located in Henderson, Nevada, the medium-sized public school handed out 2 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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More about our data sources and methodologies.