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2023 Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Nevada

6 Colleges
$57,601 Avg Salary
$21,889 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Associate Degree School for You

Nursing is the most popular major in Nevada with 2,015 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the nursing programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Nevada ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Nevada to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for nursing students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Nevada

Check out the nursing associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Nevada Schools for an Associate in Nursing

Our 2023 rankings named Carrington College, Reno the best school in Nevada for nursing students working on their associate degree. Carrington College, Reno is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Reno.

While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at Carrington College, Reno accumulate an average of around $30,485 in student debt.

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#2

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend College of Southern Nevada. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Nevada list. Located in the large city of Las Vegas, CSN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

On average, nursing graduates from CSN take out $17,724 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 6 schools in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, Truckee Meadows Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Truckee Meadows Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Reno.

Nursing majors at Truckee Meadows Community College take out an average of $19,392 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#4

Western Nevada College

Carson City, NV

The excellent associate degree programs at Western Nevada College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Nevada. Located in the small city of Carson City, WNC is a public college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at WNC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $21,059.

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#5

Las Vegas College

Henderson, NV

Out of the 6 schools in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, Las Vegas College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Las Vegas College is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Henderson.

While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at Las Vegas College accumulate an average of around $33,984 in student debt.

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Great Basin College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Great Basin College is a small public school located in the remote town of Elko.

On average, nursing graduates from Great Basin College take out $20,183 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 3,851
California 18,329
Alaska 177
Hawaii 535
Oregon 1,502

Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

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