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2023 Best Value Special Education Schools in Nevada

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$17,661 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,577 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Special Education School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, special education was ranked 10th in Nevada. In fact, 147 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Special Education Schools in Nevada ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Nevada to see which ones offered the best value programs for special ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Special Education Schools in Nevada

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for special ed majors pursuing a .

Best Nevada Schools for Affordable Quality in Special Education

$8,737 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nevada - Reno the best value school in Nevada for special education students. UNR is a very large public school located in the city of Reno.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNR are $8,737 per year.

UNR did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Special Education Schools in Nevada list.

Read full report on Special Education at University of Nevada - Reno

$8,737 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Nevada - Las Vegas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in Nevada. Located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNLV are $8,737 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UNLV is ranked #3 for overall quality for special ed in Nevada.

Read full report on Special Education at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

#3

Sierra Nevada College

Incline Village, NV
$35,508 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, Sierra Nevada College landed the # 3 spot on the list. SNC is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Incline Village.

SNC undergraduate students pay an average of $35,508 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

SNC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Special Education Schools in Nevada list.

Full Special Education at Sierra Nevada College Report

Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Special Education Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,632
Washington 90
Oregon 180
Hawaii 28
Alaska 46

Special Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to woodleywonderworks.

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