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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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Nevada to help you in your search for the best school for you. 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.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Truckee Meadows Community College are $2,934 a 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 also took the #3 spot in our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Nevada rankings.

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#2

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Southern Nevada. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Nevada list. Located in the large city of Las Vegas, CSN is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CSN are $3,848 a year. On average, nursing graduates from CSN take out $17,724 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

CSN 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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#3

Western Nevada College

Carson City, NV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Nevada College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Nevada list. Located in the city of Carson City, WNC is a public school 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 also made our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Nevada list, coming in at #1.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Great Basin College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Nevada list. Great Basin College is a small public school located in the remote town of Elko.

Great Basin College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,683 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 #4 on our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Nevada list.

Full Nursing at Great Basin College Report

#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 fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Henderson.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Las Vegas College are $14,731 per year. 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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Carrington College, Reno ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Nevada list. 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.

Full Nursing at Carrington College, Reno Report

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

One of 30 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

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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