Education is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #4 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Nevada to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of education. Combined, these schools handed out 1,441 degrees in education to qualified students.
Your choice of education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Education Schools in Nevada list, to help you choose the best school for you.
More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the education degree levels they offer.
University of Nevada - Las Vegas is a great decision for students interested in a degree in education. UNLV is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas. A Best Colleges rank of #149 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNLV is a great university overall.
There were roughly 687 education students who graduated with this degree at UNLV in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the education program make about $47,021 in the first couple years of their career.
It is difficult to beat University of Nevada - Reno if you want to pursue a degree in education. UNR is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Reno. This university ranks 2nd out of 9 schools for overall quality in the state of Nevada.
There were about 262 education students who graduated with this degree at UNR in the most recent data year. Those education students who get their degree from University of Nevada - Reno receive $2,997 more than the standard education grad.
It's hard to beat College of Southern Nevada if you want to pursue a degree in education. CSN is a very large public college located in the large city of Las Vegas. This college ranks 3rd out of 9 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nevada.
There were approximately 160 education students who graduated with this degree at CSN in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the education program earn about $21,258 in their early career salary.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
Removed schools reflect instances of new data identified post-publication that warrant removal of a school from this year’s ranking.
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