2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Special Education in Nevada

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In 2019-2020, 22,244 people earned their degree in general special education, making the major the 41st most popular in the United States.

Across Nevada, there were 224 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 148 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,581 and $45,224 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Nevada” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in general special education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general special education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general special education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Nevada

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Nevada.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Special Education in Nevada

#1

University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada

#1 in overall quality

$21,962 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Nevada. UNLV is a public institution located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The school has a large population, and it awarded 121 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNLV not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Nevada” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNLV are $21,962.

Full University of Nevada - Las Vegas General Special Education Report

#2

University of Nevada - Reno

Reno, Nevada

#2 in overall quality

$21,971 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nevada - Reno. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Nevada. This large school is located in Reno, Nevada, and it awarded 16 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.

UNR did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Nevada” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nevada - Reno are $21,971.

Read full report on General Special Education at University of Nevada - Reno

#3

Sierra Nevada College

Incline Village, Nevada

#3 in overall quality

$19,165 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sierra Nevada College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Nevada list. Incline Village, Nevada is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SNC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Nevada” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SNC are $19,165, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Sierra Nevada College General Special Education Report

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Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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