by our College Data Analytics TeamWith all of the options you have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take when you want to pursue a degree. College Factual has developed its Best Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in Nevada ranking as one thing you can use to help make this decision.
In This Year's Value Report:
We analyzed 8 schools across Nevada to determine which have the best value programs. Our ranking methodology focuses on different objective factors to make this determination of the best value schools. We explain more about what we look at and why we do so below.
To calculate the value of a school in our Best Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in Nevada ranking, we first consider its average net price of students from families making over $110k a year. The net price is the sum of room and board, tuition, and fees minus any financial aid that that the student receives. In addition, the overall quality of a school is important to ensure a good education, not just how much it costs.
To make it into this list a school must offer a quality education like the schools in our Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considers factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
We go into more detail on these factors on our best value ranking methodology page.
You can scroll down to see the top schools for this ranking, but you may also want to view some of the other ranking methods listed below.
Know what field you want to major in? Make sure you check out our best value schools by major. In addition, you can select one of the links below to see the best value colleges for other degree levels.
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our 2024 rankings named College of Southern Nevada the best value (income over $110k) school in Nevada. College of Southern Nevada is a large public school located in Las Vegas, Nevada.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, College of Southern Nevada is ranked #3 for quality in the state of Nevada. Students from families who make over $110k a year pay an annual average net price of $11,967.
A rank of #2 on our Best Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in Nevada list means Truckee Meadows Community College is a great place for students working on their degree. This medium-sized public school is located in Reno, Nevada.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Truckee Meadows Community College is ranked #5 for quality in the state of Nevada. Students from families who make over $110k a year pay an annual average net price of $8,204.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. It ranked #3 on our 2024 Best Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in Nevada list. This large public school is located in Las Vegas, Nevada.
University of Nevada - Las Vegas has the honor of being ranked #1 in Nevada for overall quality on top of being a good value. The average yearly net price for a student whose family makes over $110k per year is $17,292.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #4 on our 2024 Best Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in Nevada list. UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and has a large student population. It is a public school.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, University of Nevada - Reno is ranked #2 for quality in the state of Nevada. The average yearly net price for a student whose family makes over $110k per year is $19,914.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Nevada College. It ranked #5 on our 2024 Best Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in Nevada list. Located in Carson City, Nevada, the school is a small public institution.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Western Nevada College is ranked #6 for quality in the state of Nevada. The average yearly net price for a student whose family makes over $110k per year is $17,283.
Nevada State College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in Nevada ranking. NSC is a medium-sized public school situated in Henderson, Nevada.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Nevada State College is ranked #4 for quality in the state of Nevada. Students from families who make over $110k a year pay an annual average net price of $20,664.
With a ranking of #7, University of Phoenix - Nevada did quite well on the 2024 Best Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in Nevada list. Las Vegas, Nevada is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. It is a private for-profit school.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, University of Phoenix - Nevada is ranked #8 for quality in the state of Nevada. Students from families who make over $110k a year pay an annual average net price of $19,112.
Career College of Northern Nevada did quite well in the 2024 Best Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in Nevada ranking, coming in at #8. This small private for-profit school is located in Sparks, Nevada.
Career College of Northern Nevada has the honor of being ranked #10 in Nevada for overall quality on top of being a good value. The average yearly net price for a student whose family makes over $110k per year is $23,369.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
