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2023 Best Master's Degree Schools in Nevada

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Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Also there are many trade schools and bpptcamp that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Master's Degree Schools in Nevada to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Nevada to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students.

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Top Master's Degree Schools in Nevada

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Nevada State College

Henderson, Nevada
$4,890 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Nevada State College the best school in Nevada for students working on their master’s degree.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at NSC. In fact, around 30% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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$6,290 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Master’s Degree Schools in Nevada list.

Online graduate courses are available at UNR, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 33% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full University of Nevada - Reno Report

#3

University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada
$6,607 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Master’s Degree Schools in Nevada list.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UNLV. In fact, around 64% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#4

Sierra Nevada College

Incline Village, Nevada
$19,165 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, Sierra Nevada College landed the # 4 spot on the list.

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#5

University of Phoenix - Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Phoenix - Nevada is a great place for students working on their master’s degree.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UOPX - Nevada does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 13% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full University of Phoenix - Nevada Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

References

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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