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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Nevada

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$3,553 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,682 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, liberal arts general studies was ranked 2nd in Nevada. In fact, 1,679 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Nevada to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Nevada to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for liberal arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Nevada

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Colleges.

Best Nevada Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Liberal Arts General Studies

Our 2023 rankings named Truckee Meadows Community College the best value school in Nevada for liberal arts general studies students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Reno, Truckee Meadows Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Truckee Meadows Community College are $2,934 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, liberal arts majors at Truckee Meadows Community College accumulate an average of around $16,939 in student debt.

Truckee Meadows Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Nevada list.

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#2

Western Nevada College

Carson City, NV

The excellent associate degree programs at Western Nevada College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value liberal arts general studies schools in Nevada. WNC is a small public school located in the city of Carson City.

WNC undergraduate students pay an average of $3,748 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, liberal arts graduates from WNC take out $18,024 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

WNC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Nevada list.

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Western Nevada College Report

#3

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend College of Southern Nevada. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Nevada list. CSN is a very large public school located in the city of Las Vegas.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSN are $3,848 per year. Liberal Arts majors at CSN take out an average of $13,935 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

CSN also took the #2 spot in our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Nevada rankings.

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Out of the 4 schools in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, Great Basin College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Elko, Great Basin College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Great Basin College are $3,683 per year. The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at Great Basin College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $18,466.

Great Basin College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Nevada list.

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Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 52,773
Washington 17,408
Oregon 8,599
Hawaii 2,024
Alaska 417

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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