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Best Value Trade School Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada

2023 Best Value Trade School Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices

6 Schools Ranked
$17,410 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,156 Avg Student Debt*

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.

Top Value Trade Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

30 Total Awards
$10,639 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Truckee Meadows Community College the best value school in Nevada for trade school students working on their bachelor’s degree. 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.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Truckee Meadows Community College are $10,639 a year.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Truckee Meadows Community College does offer online classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 61% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

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.

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#2

Great Basin College

Elko, Nevada
107 Total Awards
$11,147 Average Tuition & Fees

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 located in Elko, Nevada and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 107 bachelor’s degrees to qualified students.

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. During the 2020-2021 year, about 98% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

Great Basin College also took the #5 spot in our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Nevada rankings.

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#3

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada
177 Total Awards
$11,869 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend College of Southern Nevada. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nevada list. CSN is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 177 bachelor’s degrees to qualified students.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSN are $11,869 per year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $11,440 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since CSN does offer online classes for certain majors. In fact, around 63% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

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#4

Nevada State College

Henderson, Nevada
845 Total Awards
$19,964 Average Tuition & Fees

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. NSC is located in Henderson, Nevada and has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 845 bachelor’s degrees to qualified students.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NSC are $19,964 per year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $23,144 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

You may have the opportunity to take online classes at NSC. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 38% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

NSC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Nevada list.

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4,024 Total Awards
$25,351 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Nevada - Reno helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value trade school schools in Nevada. University of Nevada - Reno is a large public school located in Reno, Nevada that handed out 4,024 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.

UNR undergraduate students pay an average of $25,351 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 $19,205 in student loans.

One thing to take note of is that UNR does offer online classes in some areas. In 2020-2021 about 28% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

UNR not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Nevada list.

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#6

University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada
4,758 Total Awards
$25,489 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, University of Nevada - Las Vegas did quite well on this year’s best value schools for trade school students working on their bachelor’s degree. UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4,758 bachelor’s degrees to qualified students.

UNLV undergraduate students pay an average of $25,489 in tuition and fees each year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $21,403 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UNLV does offer online classes for certain majors. During the 2020-2021 year, about 66% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

UNLV did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #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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