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2023 Most Popular 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Nevada to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Nevada to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

Our analysis found College of Southern Nevada to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a associate degree in Nevada. Located in the large city of Las Vegas, CSN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 193 students majoring in nursing at CSN, 24% are male and 76% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, nursing graduates from CSN carry an average student debt load of $17,724.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Carrington College, Reno helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Nevada. Carrington College, Reno is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Reno.

Women make up 80% of the nursing majors at the school.

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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The in-demand associate degree programs at Truckee Meadows Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Nevada. Truckee Meadows Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Reno.

Of the 71 students majoring in nursing at Truckee Meadows Community College, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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

Full Nursing at Truckee Meadows Community College Report

#4

Western Nevada College

Carson City, NV

Out of the 6 schools in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Nevada College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Carson City, WNC is a public school with a small student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 20% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at WNC accumulate an average of around $21,059 in student debt.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Great Basin College is a great place for nursing students working on their associate degree. Great Basin College is a small public school located in the remote town of Elko.

About 95% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 5% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at Great Basin College accumulate an average of around $20,183 in student debt.

Full Nursing at Great Basin College Report

#6

Las Vegas College

Henderson, NV

With a ranking of #6, Las Vegas College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their associate degree. Las Vegas College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Henderson.

Of the 14 students majoring in nursing at Las Vegas College, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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