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2023 Best Value Public Administration Schools in Nevada

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$8,737 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,088 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration School for You

In 2020-2021, 78 degrees and certificates were awarded to public administration students who went to a Nevada college or university. This makes it the #59 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Public Administration Schools in Nevada to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Nevada to see which programs offered the best value experiences for public admin 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 Public Administration Schools in Nevada

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public admin majors pursuing a .

Best Nevada Schools for Affordable Quality in Public Administration

$8,737 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Nevada - Reno to be the best value school for public administration students who want to pursue a degree in Nevada. Located in the city of Reno, UNR is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNR are $8,737 a year.

UNR did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Public Administration Schools in Nevada list.

Full Public Administration at University of Nevada - Reno Report

$8,737 Average Tuition & Fees

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNLV are $8,737 per year. On average, public admin graduates from UNLV take out $23,735 in student loans while working on their degree.

UNLV also made our Best Public Administration Schools in Nevada list, coming in at #3.

Read full report on Public Administration at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Best Value Public Administration Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Administration Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,883
Washington 297
Oregon 117
Hawaii 186
Alaska 34

One of 5 majors within the area of study, public administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 58,326
Human Services 13,238
Public Policy 6,430
Community Organization & Advocacy 3,096
Other Public Administration 588

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).
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