2022 best colleges in Nevada
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Net cost: The median annual cost of all students that receive any aid. This does not refer to the “sticker price”, the price listed by the college.
Earnings: The median earnings of all bachelor-level students 10 years after enrollment. This includes both students that do and do not graduate, across all majors.
Payback: The amount of time in years it takes to pay off the median net cost by the median earnings. For this calculation, the median earning of high school graduates (in the school’s home state) are deducted from the median earnings.
Degree premium: The difference between the school’s median earnings and the median earnings for all schools in the same state. This is called “Vs. state average” in school profiles below.
Ranking: The payback rate is divided by the degree premium (set as a percentage), the lower the number the higher the rank. (i.e. payback=1, degree premium 20% higher than state school median: 1/120% = .883.
University of Nevada-Reno
Reno, Nevada
Admission rate: 88%
Grad rate: 61%
Net cost: $15,081
Payback: 2.4 Years
Earnings: $55,360
Vs. state average: + $14,372
Economic score: 1.76
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
Admission rate: 82%
Grad rate: 52%
Net cost: $11,424
Payback: 2.4 Years
Earnings: $52,464
Vs. state average: + $11,476
Economic score: 1.84
Sierra Nevada University
Incline Village, Nevada
Admission rate: 47%
Grad rate: 55%
Net cost: $28,144
Payback: 7.9 Years
Earnings: $44,447
Vs. state average: + $3,459
Economic score: 7.30
Nevada State College
Henderson, Nevada
Admission rate: 90%
Grad rate: 29%
Net cost: $12,915
Payback: 2.7 Years
Earnings: $54,006
Vs. state average: + $13,018
Economic score: 2.05
Roseman University of Health Sciences
Henderson, Nevada
Admission rate: N/A
Grad rate: 87%
Net cost: N/A
Payback: N/A
Earnings: $98,140
Vs. state average: + $57,152
Economic score: N/A
Touro University Nevada
Henderson, Nevada
Admission rate: N/A
Grad rate: 0%
Net cost: N/A
Payback: N/A
Earnings: $77,822
Vs. state average: + $36,834
Economic score: N/A