Each year, in Nevada, an average of 965 students graduate with credentials in nursing. If you too are interested in a career in nursing, Nevada has 13 nursing schools for you to choose from. Yearly tuition at nursing schools in Nevada for a degree in nursing is $4,822 per year.
The largest nursing school in Nevada, by student population is University of Nevada-Las Vegas. It is located in Las Vegas. Approximately 163 students graduated with a nursing degree from University of Nevada-Las Vegas in 2009, which is 17% of the total state nursing graduates for that year. Tuition at University of Nevada-Las Vegas, was $5,097 per year in 2010.
A majority of those with a degree in nursing choose to become nurses. If you are planning on working in the state after graduation, you should know that the job outlook for nurses in Nevada is good. Approximately 16,900 nurses are currently working in Nevada. And the government projects that this number will increase by 19%, or to 20,240 nurses by the year 2018.
In Nevada, as a nurse, you can expect to earn a salary of anywhere from less than $53,703 per year to more than $93,238 per year. But the median salary for nurses earn $73,170 per year, in Nevada.
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College of Southern Nevada
Address:
6375 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas, Nevada 89146-1164
Awards Offered:
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Address:
4505 S Maryland Pky, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154
Awards Offered:
1-2 years certificate
Bachelor's degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master's degree
Post-master's certificate
University of Nevada-Reno
Address:
Reno, Nevada 89557
Awards Offered:
Bachelor's degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master's degree
Post-master's certificate
Truckee Meadows Community College
Address:
7000 Dandini Blvd, Reno, Nevada 89512-3999
Awards Offered:
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
Western Nevada College
Address:
2201 West College Parkway, Carson City, Nevada 89703-7399
Awards Offered:
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Great Basin College
Address:
1500 College Parkway, Elko, Nevada 89801
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Nevada State College
Address:
1125 Nevada State Drive, Henderson, Nevada 89002
Awards Offered:
Bachelor's degree
ITT Technical Institute-Henderson
Address:
168 N Gibson Rd, Henderson, Nevada 89014
Awards Offered:
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
University of Southern Nevada
Address:
11 Sunset Way, Henderson, Nevada 89014
Awards Offered:
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
Other degree
Kaplan College-Las Vegas Campus
Address:
3535 W. Sahara Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada 89102
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
Carrington College
Address:
5580 Kietzke Ln, Reno, Nevada 89511
Awards Offered:
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Address:
874 American Pacific Drive, Henderson, Nevada 89014
Awards Offered:
1-2 years certificate
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
Address:
5740 South Eastern Ave., Ste. 140, Las Vegas, Nevada 89119-1642
Awards Offered:
Associate's degree