2023 Most Popular Master's Degree Schools in Nevada
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To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Master's Degree Schools in Nevada ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Nevada to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Master's Degree Schools in Nevada
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Our 2023 rankings named University of Nevada - Las Vegas the most popular school in Nevada for students working on their master’s degree. UNLV is a public institution located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1,131 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 64% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UNLV. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 64% took at least some of their classes online.
Out of the 9 schools in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Reno landed the # 2 spot on the list. UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 869 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 64% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UNR. In 2019-2020 about 33% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Touro University Nevada. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Schools in Nevada list. Located in Henderson, Nevada, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 189 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 71% were women.
Since the graduate programs at Touro University Nevada are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sierra Nevada College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Schools in Nevada list. SNC is a very small private not-for-profit school situated in Incline Village, Nevada. It awarded 125 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 73% were women.
Out of the 9 schools in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, Roseman University of Health Sciences landed the # 5 spot on the list. Roseman University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Henderson, Nevada. It awarded 34 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 41% were women.
One thing to take note of is that Roseman University of Health Sciences does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 3% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #6, University of Phoenix - Nevada did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their master’s degree. UOPX - Nevada is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and has a very small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 31% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that UOPX - Nevada does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 13% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #7, Wongu University of Oriental Medicine did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their master’s degree. Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, the very small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 83% were women.
DeVry University - Nevada landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree programs. DeVry University - Nevada is a very small private for-profit school situated in Henderson, Nevada. It awarded 5 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 20% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at DeVry University - Nevada, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 50% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Nevada State College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Master’s Degree Schools in Nevada ranking. Nevada State College is a medium-sized public school located in Henderson, Nevada that handed out 2 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at NSC. In fact, around 30% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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