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2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in Nevada

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$8,737 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,866 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in Nevada ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Nevada to see which 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.

2023 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools in Nevada

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

Best Nevada Schools for Affordable Quality in Public & Social Service

$8,737 Average Tuition & Fees

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 degree in Nevada. UNR is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Reno.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNR are $8,737 a year. After completing their degree, public administration and social service graduates from UNR carry an average student debtload of $22,228.

UNR also took the #1 spot in our Best Public & Social Service Schools in Nevada rankings.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at University of Nevada - Reno Report

$8,737 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in Nevada list. Located in the midsize city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNLV are $8,737 a year. Public Administration & Social Service majors at UNLV take out an average of $26,948 in student loans while working on their egree.

UNLV did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Public & Social Service Schools in Nevada list.

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

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

Explore all the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Colleges 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 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 University of the Fraser Valley.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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