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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Nevada

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

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

Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree School for You

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities is one of the most popular subjects to study in Nevada. With 1,679 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate 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 4 schools in Nevada to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Nevada

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best Nevada Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Liberal Arts & Humanities

Our 2023 rankings named Truckee Meadows Community College the best value school in Nevada for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their associate degree. Truckee Meadows Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Reno.

Truckee Meadows Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,934 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Truckee Meadows Community College is ranked #3 for overall quality for liberal arts / sciences and humanities in Nevada.

Read full report on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Truckee Meadows Community College

#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 / sciences and humanities schools in Nevada. Located in the small city of Carson City, WNC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WNC are $3,748 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, WNC is ranked #1 for overall quality for liberal arts / sciences and humanities in Nevada.

Read full report on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Western Nevada College

#3

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means College of Southern Nevada is a great value for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Las Vegas, CSN is a public school with a very large student population.

CSN undergraduate students pay an average of $3,848 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

CSN did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Nevada list.

Read full report on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at College of Southern Nevada

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. Great Basin College is a small public school located in the remote town of Elko.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Great Basin College are $3,683 per year.

Great Basin College also took the #4 spot in our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Nevada rankings.

Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Great Basin College Report

Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges 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

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies 556,813

Majors Similar to Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

Related Major Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts 149,215
English Language & Literature 54,635
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 33,333
Theology & Religious Vocations 27,459
Philosophy & Religious Studies 19,993

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jacques Sablet (Switzerland, Morges, 1749-1803).

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