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2023 Best Value Public Health Schools in Nevada

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$8,737 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,853 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, public health was ranked 9th in Nevada. In fact, 119 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Public Health Schools in Nevada ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Nevada to see which ones offered the best value programs for public health students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Public Health Schools in Nevada

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public health majors pursuing a .

Best Nevada Schools for Affordable Quality in Public Health

$8,737 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nevada - Reno the best value school in Nevada for public health students. UNR is a very large public school located in the large city of Reno.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNR are $8,737 per 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 health in Nevada.

Full Public Health at University of Nevada - Reno Report

$8,737 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public school with a very large student population.

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

UNLV also made our Best Public Health Schools in Nevada list, coming in at #1.

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#3

Nevada Career Institute

Las Vegas, NV

The excellent programs at Nevada Career Institute helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Nevada. Nevada Career Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Las Vegas.

Read full report on Public Health at Nevada Career Institute

Best Value Public Health Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Health Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 596
California 5,024
Washington 621
Hawaii 104
Alaska 107

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.

Public Health Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Public Health 22,778
Public Health Education and Promotion 4,563
Other Public Health 3,432
Health Services Administration 3,119
Community Health and Preventive Medicine 2,272
International Public Health/International Health 1,599
Environmental Health 1,344
Behavioral Aspects of Health 814
Health/Medical Physics 258
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene 211
Maternal and Child Health 163
Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality 43

Majors Similar to Public Health

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Article 25 Flickr.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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