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2023 Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Nevada

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$3,553 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,601 Avg Salary

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 Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Nevada ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Nevada to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Nevada

Check out the nursing associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Nevada Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Nursing

Our analysis found Truckee Meadows Community College to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a associate degree in Nevada. Truckee Meadows Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Reno.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Truckee Meadows Community College are $2,934 per year. Nursing majors at Truckee Meadows Community College take out an average of $19,392 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Truckee Meadows Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Nevada list.

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#2

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

The excellent associate degree programs at College of Southern Nevada helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Nevada. Located in the city of Las Vegas, CSN is a public school with a very large student population.

CSN undergraduate students pay an average of $3,848 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, nursing graduates from CSN take out $17,724 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

CSN also made our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Nevada list, coming in at #1.

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#3

Western Nevada College

Carson City, NV

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Nevada College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Nevada list. Located in the small city of Carson City, WNC is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WNC are $3,748 per year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at WNC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $21,059.

WNC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Nevada list.

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Out of the 6 schools in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, Great Basin College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Great Basin College is a small public school located in the town of Elko.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Great Basin College are $3,683 per year. On average, nursing graduates from Great Basin College take out $20,183 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Great Basin College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Nevada list.

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#5

Las Vegas College

Henderson, NV

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Las Vegas College is a great value for nursing students working on their associate degree. Las Vegas College is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Henderson.

Las Vegas College undergraduate students pay an average of $14,731 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at Las Vegas College accumulate an average of around $33,984 in student debt.

Las Vegas College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Nevada list.

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Carrington College, Reno landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree nursing programs. 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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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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.

  • 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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