2023 Best Value Public Administration Schools in Nevada

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Public Administration School for You

Public Administration is the #15 most popular major in Nevada with 78 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Public Administration Schools in Nevada ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Nevada to see which programs offered the best value experiences for public admin students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Public Administration Schools in Nevada

Check out the public admin programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Nevada Schools for Affordable Quality in Public Administration

#1

University of Nevada - Reno

Reno, NV

4 Degrees

#2 in Quality in Nevada

$8,737 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nevada - Reno the best value school in Nevada for public administration students. Located in the large city of Reno, UNR is a public school with a very large student population.

UNR undergraduate students pay an average of $8,737 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UNR is ranked #2 for overall quality for public admin in Nevada.

Read full report on Public Administration at University of Nevada - Reno

#2

University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Las Vegas, NV

74 Degrees

#3 in Quality in Nevada

$8,737 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Administration Schools in Nevada list. UNLV is a very large public school located in the city of Las Vegas.

UNLV undergraduate students pay an average of $8,737 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 public admin in Nevada.

Full Public Administration at University of Nevada - Las Vegas Report

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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).
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