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2023 Best Value Economics Schools in Nevada

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$8,737 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,891 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Economics Schools in Nevada

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Economics Colleges.

Best Nevada Schools for Affordable Quality in Economics

$8,737 Average Tuition & Fees

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 large city of Reno, UNR is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UNR undergraduate students pay an average of $8,737 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UNR also made our Best Economics Schools in Nevada list, coming in at #1.

Full Economics at University of Nevada - Reno Report

$8,737 Average Tuition & Fees

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 medium-sized city of Las Vegas.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNLV are $8,737 a year. Economics majors at UNLV take out an average of $25,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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

Read full report on Economics at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Best Value Economics Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 10,510
Washington 713
Oregon 596
Hawaii 92
Alaska 17

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to pixabay.

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