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2023 Best Value Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Nevada

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$6,449 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,565 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Psychology Master's Degree School for You

Psychology is one of the most popular subjects to study in Nevada. With 996 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Nevada ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Nevada to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for psychology 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 Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Nevada

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for psychology majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Nevada Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Psychology

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nevada - Reno the best value school in Nevada for psychology students working on their master’s degree. 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 not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Nevada list.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Nevada - Las Vegas is a great value for psychology students working on their master’s degree. UNLV is a fairly large public school located in the city of Las Vegas.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNLV are $6,607 a year.

UNLV also made our Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Nevada list, coming in at #3.

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Best Value Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 40,562
Washington 2,848
Oregon 2,071
Hawaii 511
Alaska 133

Psychology Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 141,695
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 33,758
Child Development & Psychology 17,542
Other Psychology 2,683

Majors Similar to Psychology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 Nevit Dilmen.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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