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2023 Best Value Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Nevada

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$3,848 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,972 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Technology Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, information technology students earned 81 degrees and certificates from a Nevada school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

It's not easy to decide which computer science program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Best Value Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Nevada ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Nevada to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for IT students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Nevada

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Information Technology Associate Degree Colleges.

Best Nevada Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Information Technology

#1

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

Our analysis found College of Southern Nevada to be the best value school for information technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in Nevada. Located in the city of Las Vegas, CSN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CSN are $3,848 a year. The average amount in student loans that IT majors at CSN take out while working on their Associate Degree is $13,593.

CSN also made our Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Nevada list, coming in at #1.

Read full report on Information Technology at College of Southern Nevada

Out of the 2 schools in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, Career College of Northern Nevada landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Sparks, Career College of Northern Nevada is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Information Technology at Career College of Northern Nevada Report

Best Value Information Technology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Information Technology Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 815
California 1,160
Oregon 140
Hawaii 6
Alaska 16

Information Technology is one of 10 different types of computer science programs to choose from.

IT Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Computer & IS Security 22,829
Network & System Administration/Administrator 5,501
Information Technology Management 4,009
Computer Support Specialist 3,176
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager 2,077
Information Technology Project Management 2,076
Web/Multimedia Management & Webmaster 887

Majors Similar to IT

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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