2023 Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Education in Nevada

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Nevada for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 43,003 people earned their degree in elementary education, making the major the 17th most popular in the United States.

Across Nevada, there were 350 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 208 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,298 and $27,287 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Nevada for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in elementary education. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in elementary education.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Nevada for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Nevada for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 4 Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Education in Nevada

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University of Nevada - Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada

#1 overall quality in Nevada

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 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Nevada for a Bachelor’s. Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, this large public school awarded 83 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Elementary Education at UNLV

2

University of Nevada - Reno
Reno, Nevada

#2 overall quality in Nevada

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 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Nevada for a Bachelor’s. Located in Reno, Nevada, this large public school awarded 67 degrees to qualified bachelors’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Elementary Education at UNR

3

Nevada State College
Henderson, Nevada

#4 overall quality in Nevada

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nevada State College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Nevada for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Henderson, Nevada, this medium-sized public school awarded 42 degrees to qualified bachelors’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Elementary Education at NSC

4

Great Basin College
Elko, Nevada

#9 overall quality in Nevada

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Great Basin College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Nevada for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Elko, Nevada, this small public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.

Full Great Basin College Elementary 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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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