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2026 Best Value Nursing Practice Schools in Nevada

[Nursing Practice](/majors/health-care-professions/nursing/nursing-practice/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find the best return on investment for nursing practice students.

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• Best Value Nursing Practice Schools in Nevada

2026 Best Value Nursing Practice Schools in Nevada

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in nursing practice, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Nursing Practice Schools

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University Of Nevada Reno
Reno, NV

$9,578 In-State Tuition & Fees

$20,813 Avg Student Debt

$60,614 Median Earnings (10yr)

Our analysis ranked University Of Nevada Reno the best value for a degree in nursing practice in Nevada. University Of Nevada Reno is a very large public school located in the city of Reno. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $9,578, compared with $27,720 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for nursing practice graduates is $20,813. Early-career nursing practice graduates make about $117,180. That is a strong return on a $20,813 median debt. University Of Nevada Reno admits about 74% of applicants.

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Everest College Henderson
Las Vegas, NV

$16,176 In-State Tuition & Fees

$32,167 Avg Student Debt

$31,398 Median Earnings (10yr)

Everest College Henderson came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best value nursing practice schools. Everest College Henderson is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Las Vegas. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $16,176. Students borrow a median of $32,167 to complete the nursing practice program here. Nursing Practice graduates of Everest College Henderson earn a median of $75,561 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 3 ranked 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.