2023 Best Value Economics Schools in Nevada
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Economics School for You
In 2020-2021, 147 degrees and certificates were awarded to economics students who went to a Nevada college or university. This makes it the #36 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Economics Schools in Nevada ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Nevada to see which programs offered the best value experiences for economics 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.
Best Nevada Schools for Affordable Quality in Economics
Our analysis found University of Nevada - Reno to be the best value school for economics 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 Economics 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 economics students. UNLV is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Las Vegas.
UNLV undergraduate students pay an average of $8,737 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Economics majors at UNLV take out an average of $25,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UNLV is ranked #3 for overall quality for economics in Nevada.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 10,510 |
| Washington | 713 |
| Oregon | 596 |
| Hawaii | 92 |
| Alaska | 17 |
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Majors Related to Economics
One of 12 majors within the area of study, economics has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Economics
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Political Science & Government | 49,282 |
| Sociology | 38,475 |
| General Social Sciences | 18,997 |
| International Relations & National Security | 14,306 |
| Anthropology | 11,415 |
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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