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2024 Best Information Technology Schools in Nevada

3 Colleges in Nevada
311 IT Degrees Awarded
$42,450 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in information technology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #42 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Nevada to determine which ones were the best for information technology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 311 degrees in information technology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Choosing a Great Information Technology School

Best Information Technology Schools in Nevada Your choice of information technology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for information technology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Information Technology Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in IT
Master's Degrees in IT

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Information Technology 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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Best Schools for Information Technology in Nevada

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the it degree levels they offer.

Top Nevada Schools in IT

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NV
44 IT Degrees Awarded

University of Nevada - Las Vegas is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in information technology. Located in the midsize city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #149 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNLV is a great university overall.

There were approximately 44 information technology students who graduated with this degree at UNLV in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in information technology from University of Nevada - Las Vegas

2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
252 IT Degrees Awarded
$36,320 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in information technology needs to check out College of Southern Nevada. Located in the large city of Las Vegas, CSN is a public college with a very large student population. This college ranks 3rd out of 9 schools for overall quality in the state of Nevada.

There were roughly 252 information technology students who graduated with this degree at CSN in the most recent data year. After graduation, it degree recipients generally earn about $36,320 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a degree in information technology from College of Southern Nevada

3
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
$39,780 Median Starting Salary
$18,352 Median Student Debt

It's difficult to beat Career College of Northern Nevada if you want to pursue a degree in information technology. Career College of Northern Nevada is a fairly small private for-profit college located in the large suburb of Sparks. This college ranks 9th out of 9 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nevada.

There were about 10 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Career College of Northern Nevada in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, it degree recipients usually earn around $39,780 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a degree in information technology from Career College of Northern Nevada


 

Best Information Technology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Information Technology Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
California 330 960
Washington 300 815
Oregon 266 128
Hawaii 164 6
Alaska 119 16

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One of 10 majors within the Computer & Information Sciences area of study, Information Technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

IT Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Information Technology Project Management 153
Computer & IS Security 78
Information Technology Management 45
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager 17
Network & System Administration/Administrator 10
Web/Multimedia Management & Webmaster 8

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Majors Similar to IT

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Systems Networking 196
Computer Information Systems 155
Computer Science 152
Data Processing 59
Computer Programming 58
Computer Software & Applications 8
Computer Systems Analysis 6

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