2021 Best Colleges for Veterans in Nevada
Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its Best Colleges for Veterans in Nevada ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
After analyzing 6 schools in Nevada, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for veterans. Our ranking methodology focuses on over 20 different objective factors - such as percentage of costs covered by the GI Bill®, number of GI Bill® recipients at the school, and overall quality - to make this determination.
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Top Colleges for Veterans in Nevada
See which schools came out on top of our ranking:
University of Nevada - Reno tops this year’s ranking as the best school for veterans in Nevada. This large public school is located in Reno, Nevada, and it awarded 5,128 bachelor’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Of the 20,722 students enrolled at UNR, 620 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 363 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,807. UNR does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
UNR also made our Best Schools in Nevada list, coming in at #1.
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Nevada - Las Vegas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for veterans in Nevada. UNLV is a large public school situated in Las Vegas, Nevada. It awarded 5,916 bachelor’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Of the 31,142 students enrolled at UNLV, 1,576 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,048 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,443. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNLV does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
UNLV also took the #3 spot in our Best Schools in Nevada rankings.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Truckee Meadows Community College. The school came in at #3 in Nevada on this year’s best for vets ranking. This fairly large public school is located in Reno, Nevada, and it awarded 1,510 bachelor’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Of the 10,249 students enrolled at Truckee Meadows Community College, 521 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 359 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,067. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Truckee Meadows Community College also made our Best Schools in Nevada list, coming in at #5.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Great Basin College. The school came in at #4 in Nevada on this year’s best for vets ranking. Great Basin College is a public institution located in Elko, Nevada. The school has a small population, and it awarded 432 bachelor’s degrees in 2019-2020.
According to our most recent data, Great Basin College supports 3,772 students, and 111 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 66 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,462. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nevada State College. It ranked #5 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Veterans in Nevada list. Nevada State College is a medium-sized public school located in Henderson, Nevada that handed out 704 bachelor’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Of the 7,289 students enrolled at NSC, 162 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 109 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,115. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
NSC not only placed well in our veterans ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Schools in Nevada list.
Sierra Nevada College did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Veterans in Nevada ranking, coming in at #6. SNC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Incline Village, Nevada. The school has a small population, and it awarded 263 bachelor’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Our most recent data shows that 32 of the 617 students enrolled at SNC were GI Bill® students, of which 22 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,291. During this same period, 12 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Footnotes
*Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 6 schools only.
**GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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%.
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