Top 50 Best Associate Degree Programs in Nevada by ROI

Every Associate Degree program in Nevada ranked by estimated 20-year net return on investment across all majors. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Programs in Nevada

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

+$11,273

Across all Nevada programs

Average Annual Cost

$18,392

Cost of attendance

#	College	Major	20-Yr Net ROI	Median Salary	Annual Cost	Avg Debt
1	Great Basin College Grad rate: 49.9%	Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians.	+$842,420	$85,322	$12,010	N/A	Full ROI →
2	Las Vegas College Grad rate: 62.7%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$763,786	$85,674	$33,134	$32,167	Full ROI →
3	Western Nevada College Grad rate: 35.4%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$689,529	$79,779	$19,595	$19,897	Full ROI →
4	College of Southern Nevada Grad rate: 17.4%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$600,421	$74,234	$13,270	$13,125	Full ROI →
5	College of Southern Nevada Grad rate: 17.4%	Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.	+$567,500	$71,702	$13,270	N/A	Full ROI →
6	Truckee Meadows Community College Grad rate: 27.2%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$525,597	$71,089	$15,874	$18,100	Full ROI →
7	Great Basin College Grad rate: 49.9%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$462,213	$67,814	$12,010	$22,257	Full ROI →
8	College of Southern Nevada Grad rate: 17.4%	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.	+$450,640	$66,642	$13,270	$11,600	Full ROI →
9	Truckee Meadows Community College Grad rate: 27.2%	Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.	+$409,492	$64,062	$15,874	N/A	Full ROI →
10	Carrington College-Reno Grad rate: 54.3%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$391,213	$68,711	$49,566	$32,500	Full ROI →
11	Truckee Meadows Community College Grad rate: 27.2%	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.	+$385,872	$62,881	$15,874	N/A	Full ROI →
12	Truckee Meadows Community College Grad rate: 27.2%	Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.	+$384,112	$62,793	$15,874	N/A	Full ROI →
13	Pima Medical Institute-Las Vegas Grad rate: 46.0%	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.	+$219,190	$57,637	$26,417	$30,160	Full ROI →
14	College of Southern Nevada Grad rate: 17.4%	Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR).	+$190,280	$52,841	$13,270	N/A	Full ROI →
15	Carrington College-Las Vegas Grad rate: 44.0%	Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.	+$90,943	$52,137	$33,989	$32,458	Full ROI →
16	DeVry University-Nevada	Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications.	+$30,389	$45,739	N/A	$32,882	Full ROI →
17	College of Southern Nevada Grad rate: 17.4%	Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs.	-$17,240	$42,465	$13,270	N/A	Full ROI →
18	College of Southern Nevada Grad rate: 17.4%	Special Education and Teaching.	-$17,447	$43,079	$13,270	$9,250	Full ROI →
19	College of Southern Nevada Grad rate: 17.4%	Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies.	-$31,260	$41,764	$13,270	N/A	Full ROI →
20	DeVry University-Nevada	Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians.	-$52,575	$41,314	N/A	$28,782	Full ROI →
21	College of Southern Nevada Grad rate: 17.4%	Business Administration, Management and Operations.	-$70,070	$40,431	$13,270	$9,000	Full ROI →
22	Great Basin College Grad rate: 49.9%	Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.	-$82,140	$39,904	$12,010	$12,000	Full ROI →
23	College of Southern Nevada Grad rate: 17.4%	Hospitality Administration/Management.	-$83,957	$40,307	$13,270	$17,450	Full ROI →
24	Truckee Meadows Community College Grad rate: 27.2%	Business/Commerce, General.	-$91,508	$39,687	$15,874	$10,000	Full ROI →
25	Truckee Meadows Community College Grad rate: 27.2%	Science Technologies/Technicians, Other.	-$92,151	$39,659	$15,874	$10,062	Full ROI →
26	College of Southern Nevada Grad rate: 17.4%	Human Resources Management and Services.	-$96,740	$38,490	$13,270	N/A	Full ROI →
27	Truckee Meadows Community College Grad rate: 27.2%	Criminal Justice and Corrections.	-$113,608	$37,907	$15,874	N/A	Full ROI →
28	College of Southern Nevada Grad rate: 17.4%	Criminal Justice and Corrections.	-$138,547	$36,851	$13,270	$6,687	Full ROI →
29	Pima Medical Institute-Las Vegas Grad rate: 46.0%	Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.	-$158,138	$38,577	$26,417	$27,292	Full ROI →
30	College of Southern Nevada Grad rate: 17.4%	Science Technologies/Technicians, Other.	-$160,537	$35,857	$13,270	$8,250	Full ROI →
31	Truckee Meadows Community College Grad rate: 27.2%	Design and Applied Arts.	-$170,188	$35,078	$15,874	N/A	Full ROI →
32	College of Southern Nevada Grad rate: 17.4%	Computer and Information Sciences, General.	-$170,400	$34,807	$13,270	N/A	Full ROI →
33	College of Southern Nevada Grad rate: 17.4%	Legal Support Services.	-$171,263	$35,338	$13,270	$8,506	Full ROI →
34	Pima Medical Institute-Las Vegas Grad rate: 46.0%	Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians.	-$185,967	$36,771	$26,417	$21,151	Full ROI →
35	Truckee Meadows Community College Grad rate: 27.2%	Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.	-$242,578	$32,201	$15,874	$11,000	Full ROI →
36	Las Vegas College Grad rate: 62.7%	Criminal Justice and Corrections.	-$245,248	$33,051	$33,134	N/A	Full ROI →
37	College of Southern Nevada Grad rate: 17.4%	Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.	-$255,196	$31,132	$13,270	$8,368	Full ROI →
38	College of Southern Nevada Grad rate: 17.4%	Culinary Arts and Related Services.	-$318,200	$27,417	$13,270	N/A	Full ROI →
39	College of Southern Nevada Grad rate: 17.4%	Accounting and Related Services.	-$318,296	$28,046	$13,270	$9,390	Full ROI →
40	Western Nevada College Grad rate: 35.4%	Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.	-$327,230	$28,408	$19,595	$12,000	Full ROI →
41	College of Southern Nevada Grad rate: 17.4%	Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.	-$330,623	$27,543	$13,270	$11,069	Full ROI →
42	Las Vegas College Grad rate: 62.7%	Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other.	-$337,588	$28,434	$33,134	N/A	Full ROI →
43	College of Southern Nevada Grad rate: 17.4%	Design and Applied Arts.	-$355,045	$26,216	$13,270	$9,500	Full ROI →
44	Las Vegas College Grad rate: 62.7%	Legal Support Services.	-$408,508	$24,888	$33,134	N/A	Full ROI →
45	Las Vegas College Grad rate: 62.7%	Accounting and Related Services.	-$426,488	$23,989	$33,134	N/A	Full ROI →
46	College of Southern Nevada Grad rate: 17.4%	Psychology, General.	-$482,987	$19,613	$13,270	$6,450	Full ROI →
47	Casal Institute of Nevada Grad rate: 66.9%	Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services.	-$522,036	$17,467	$15,688	N/A	Full ROI →

How ROI is calculated

20-Year Net ROI = Gross Earnings (salary × 20) − Total Degree Cost − Debt Payoff (×1.35) − Baseline Opportunity Cost ($42,000 × 20). Data from the U.S. College Scorecard.