2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Nevada

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Nevada” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Special Education is the 39th most popular major in the country with 33,249 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, special education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,879 and had an average of $28,500 in loans still to pay off.

Across Nevada, there were 274 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,300 and $23,375 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 148 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,581 and $45,224 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Nevada” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in special education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent 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 special education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The special ed school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Nevada”.

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Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Nevada

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Nevada.

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

#1

University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada

#1 in overall quality

$21,962 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$48,784 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #1 spot on the list. UNLV is a large school located in Las Vegas, Nevada that handed out 121 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

UNLV did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Nevada” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNLV are $21,962, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Special Education at UNLV

#2

University of Nevada - Reno

Reno, Nevada

#2 in overall quality

$21,971 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$51,169 Average Early-Career Earnings

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 Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Nevada. Located in Reno, Nevada, this large public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified masters’s special ed students in 2019-2020.

UNR did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Nevada” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nevada - Reno are $21,971, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UNR Special Education Report

#3

Sierra Nevada College

Incline Village, Nevada

#3 in overall quality

$19,165 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, Sierra Nevada College landed the #3 spot on the list. Incline Village, Nevada is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s special ed 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 Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Nevada” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SNC are $19,165.

Read full report on Special Education at Sierra Nevada College

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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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