by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Nevada” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 327,871 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, education is the 4th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,202 and had an average of $24,437 in loans still to pay off.
Across Nevada, there were 1,441 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,337 and $22,026 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 462 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,298 and $27,287 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Nevada” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in education. That schools that top this list have a program in education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Nevada” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Nevada”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nevada State College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Nevada. Located in Henderson, Nevada, this medium-sized public school handed out 68 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Nevada. UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 224 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Reno landed the #3 spot on the list. UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 148 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Great Basin College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Nevada list. Great Basin College is a small school located in Elko, Nevada that handed out 22 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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