2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Nevada (With Aid)

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In 2019-2020, 97,666 people earned their degree in public administration and social service, making the major the 14th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, public administration and social service graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $39,142 and had an average of $32,304 in loans still to pay off.

Across Nevada, there were 565 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,767 and $31,171 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 295 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,581 and $45,224 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in public administration and social service. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public administration and social service programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the public administration and social service program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Nevada (With Aid)

#1

University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada

$21,962 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Getting Aid list. UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 118 masters’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.

UNLV also took the #0 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service 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 UNLV are $21,962.

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#2

University of Nevada - Reno

Reno, Nevada

#1 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 Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Getting Aid. University of Nevada - Reno is located in Reno, Nevada and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 177 masters’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNR, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service 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 UNR are $21,971.

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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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