2023 Best Value Trade School Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Trade School Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Nevada to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for trade school 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.
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Top Value Trade Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada
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Our analysis found Truckee Meadows Community College to be the best value school for trade school students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Nevada. Truckee Meadows Community College is a public institution located in Reno, Nevada. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 30 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Truckee Meadows Community College are $10,639 per year.
Some students may be able to take online classes at Truckee Meadows Community College. During the 2020-2021 year, about 61% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Truckee Meadows Community College is ranked #4 for overall quality in Nevada.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Great Basin College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nevada list. Great Basin College is a public institution located in Elko, Nevada. The school has a small population, and it awarded 107 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Great Basin College are $11,147 a year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Great Basin College does offer online classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 98% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
Great Basin College also made our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Nevada list, coming in at #5.
Out of the 6 schools in Nevada that were part of this year’s value ranking, College of Southern Nevada landed the # 3 spot on the list. CSN is a large public school situated in Las Vegas, Nevada. It awarded 177 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at CSN are $11,869 a year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $11,440 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Online courses are available at CSN, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 63% took at least some of their classes online.
Out of the 6 schools in Nevada that were part of this year’s value ranking, Nevada State College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in Henderson, Nevada, the medium-sized public school awarded 845 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2021-2022.
NSC undergraduate students pay an average of $19,964 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $23,144 in student loans.
Online courses are available at NSC, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2020-2021 year, about 38% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, NSC is ranked #3 for overall quality in Nevada.
Out of the 6 schools in Nevada that were part of this year’s value ranking, University of Nevada - Reno landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in Reno, Nevada, the large public school awarded 4,024 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at UNR are $25,351 a year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $19,205 in student loans.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at UNR. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 28% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
UNR also took the #1 spot in our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Nevada rankings.
University of Nevada - Las Vegas ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nevada list. UNLV is a public institution located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4,758 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at UNLV are $25,489 a year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $21,403 in student loans.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at UNLV. During the 2020-2021 year, about 66% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
UNLV not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Nevada list.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.
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).
- 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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