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Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada

2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$8,737 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,749 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 610 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public administration and social service is the #11 most popular major in Nevada.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Public & Social Service Bachelor'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 bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for public administration and social service students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

Best Nevada Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Public & Social Service

Our analysis found University of Nevada - Reno to be the best value school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Nevada. UNR is a fairly large public school located in the city of Reno.

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

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UNR is ranked #1 for overall quality for public administration and social service in Nevada.

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Out of the 3 schools in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNLV are $8,737 per year.

UNLV also took the #4 spot in our Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nevada rankings.

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Out of the 3 schools in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Nevada landed the # 3 spot on the list. UOPX - Nevada is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Las Vegas.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UOPX - Nevada are $9,552 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UOPX - Nevada is ranked #3 for overall quality for public administration and social service in Nevada.

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Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 8,979
Washington 1,252
Oregon 832
Hawaii 396
Alaska 121

Public Administration & Social Service Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 58,326
Public Administration 16,905
Human Services 13,238
Public Policy 6,430
Community Organization & Advocacy 3,096
Other Public Administration 588

Related Major Annual Graduates
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 142,610
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 73,813
Legal Professions 61,055
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 4,477

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to University of the Fraser Valley.

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