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2023 Best Value Social Work Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$8,737 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,612 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Work Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, social work students earned 462 degrees and certificates from a Nevada school, making the subject the 10th 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.

The Best Value Social Work Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Nevada to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for social work students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nevada

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for social work majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Nevada Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Social Work

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nevada - Reno the best value school in Nevada for social work students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Reno, UNR is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNR are $8,737 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, social work majors at UNR accumulate an average of around $24,639 in student debt.

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 social work in Nevada.

Full Social Work at University of Nevada - Reno Report

Out of the 2 schools in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the # 2 spot on the list. UNLV is a fairly large public school located in the city of Las Vegas.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNLV are $8,737 per year. The average amount in student loans that social work majors at UNLV take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $24,506.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UNLV is ranked #4 for overall quality for social work in Nevada.

Read full report on Social Work at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Best Value Social Work Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 4,819
Washington 678
Oregon 501
Hawaii 199
Alaska 76

Social Work is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration 16,905
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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Army Medicine.

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