2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Nevada
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's 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.
The Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Nevada ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Nevada to see which doctor'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.
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.
Best Nevada Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Nursing
Our analysis found University of Nevada - Las Vegas to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Nevada. UNLV is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNLV are $6,607 a year.
UNLV also took the #1 spot in our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Nevada rankings.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Nevada list. Located in the city of Reno, UNR is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UNR graduate students pay an average of $6,290 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UNR also made our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Nevada list, coming in at #2.
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Out of the 3 schools in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, Touro University Nevada landed the # 3 spot on the list. Touro University Nevada is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Henderson.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Touro University Nevada are $48,888 per year.
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Explore all the Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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California | 18,329 |
Washington | 3,851 |
Oregon | 1,502 |
Hawaii | 535 |
Alaska | 177 |
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Nursing Related Majors for Nursing
One of 30 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 3 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).
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