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2023 Most Focused Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Nevada

7 Ranked Colleges
1,765 Degrees Awarded
$28,000 Avg Cost*
Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Nevada

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Nevada” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 3rd of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 556,813 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,337 and had an average of $17,430 in loans still to pay off.

Across Nevada, there were 1,765 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,049 and $14,200 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Nevada” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. That schools that top this list have a program in liberal arts / sciences and humanities in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Nevada

The colleges and universities below are the best for nevada liberal arts / sciences & humanities students.

Top 7 Most Focused Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Nevada

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Western Nevada College
Carson City, Nevada

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Nevada College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Nevada. WNC is a public institution located in Carson City, Nevada. The school has a small population, and it awarded 400 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Western Nevada College

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College of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada

Out of the 7 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Southern Nevada landed the #2 spot on the list. College of Southern Nevada is a large public school situated in Las Vegas, Nevada. It awarded 866 ’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

Full College of Southern Nevada Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Truckee Meadows Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Nevada list. Truckee Meadows Community College is located in Reno, Nevada and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 359 ’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

Full Truckee Meadows Community College Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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Great Basin College
Elko, Nevada

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Great Basin College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Nevada. Great Basin College is located in Elko, Nevada and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 86 ’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

Full Great Basin College Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Nevada list. University of Nevada - Reno is a large public school situated in Reno, Nevada. It awarded 50 ’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

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%.

Full UNR Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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Sierra Nevada College
Incline Village, Nevada

Sierra Nevada College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Nevada list. SNC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Incline Village, Nevada. It awarded 2 ’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full SNC Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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University of Nevada - Las Vegas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Nevada ranking. UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 ’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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%.

Full UNLV Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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