2023 Best Value Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada
Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
There are so many nursing programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 and bootcamps with offerings that you might find attractive.
The Best Value Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Nevada to see which bachelor's 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Top Value Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada
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Our analysis found Nevada State College to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Nevada. NSC is a public institution located in Henderson, Nevada. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 348 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NSC are $19,440 per year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $28,936 in loans while pursuing their degree.
NSC does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 40% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
NSC also made our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nevada list, coming in at #2.
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Great Basin College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Nevada. Great Basin College is a small public school located in Elko, Nevada that handed out 23 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Great Basin College are $10,399 per year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $27,254 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Great Basin College does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 96% took at least some of their classes online.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Great Basin College is ranked #4 for overall quality in Nevada.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nevada - Reno. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nevada list. UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 167 bachelor’s degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNR are $24,827 per year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $20,835 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at UNR. In 2019-2020 about 26% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
UNR did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nevada list.
Out of the 4 schools in Nevada that were part of this year’s value ranking, University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the # 4 spot on the list. UNLV is a public institution located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The school has a large population, and it awarded 196 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UNLV undergraduate students pay an average of $24,828 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $23,884 in student loans.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UNLV does offer online classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 99% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
UNLV also made our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nevada list, coming in at #3.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.
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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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