2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Making $48-$75k

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 Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Social Work is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 8th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 56,762 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across Nevada, there were 439 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 247 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,581 and $45,224 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in social work. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality social work programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the social work program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Making $48-$75k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k) in Nevada

#1

University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada

#1 in overall quality

$21,962 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #1 spot on the list. UNLV is a public institution located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The school has a large population, and it awarded 77 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNLV not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Nevada” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nevada - Las Vegas are $21,962, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Social Work at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

#2

University of Nevada - Reno

Reno, Nevada

#2 in overall quality

$21,971 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Making $48-$75k list. UNR is a public institution located in Reno, Nevada. The school has a large population, and it awarded 170 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNR also took the #2 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Nevada” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNR are $21,971, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Nevada - Reno Social Work Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k)

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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