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2023 Best Special Education Schools in Nevada

5 Colleges
$47,577 Avg Salary
$17,737 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Special Education School for You

Special Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Nevada. With 215 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Special Education Schools in Nevada ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Nevada to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students.

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2023 Best Special Education Schools in Nevada

Check out the special ed programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Nevada Schools in Special Education

#1

Nevada State College

Henderson, NV

Our analysis found Nevada State College to be the best school for special education students who want to pursue a degree in Nevada. NSC is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Henderson.

Special Ed majors at NSC take out an average of $22,750 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Out of the 5 schools in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the # 2 spot on the list. UNLV is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Las Vegas.

Special Ed majors at UNLV take out an average of $19,875 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Out of the 5 schools in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Reno landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Reno, UNR is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

Out of the 5 schools in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Southern Nevada landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Las Vegas, CSN is a public college with a very large student population.

On average, special ed graduates from CSN take out $10,587 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#5

Sierra Nevada College

Incline Village, NV

Out of the 5 schools in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, Sierra Nevada College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Incline Village, SNC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Special Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Special Education Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 238
Oregon 234
California 2,861
Hawaii 49
Alaska 52

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Special Ed Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Special Education 24,497
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs 3,111
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities 1,789
Elementary Special Education 1,625
Other Special Education & Teaching 1,227
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism 1,133
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs 655
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities 540
Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented 504
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments 415
Education of the Deaf 363
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances 226
Education/Teaching of Individuals Who are Developmentally Delayed 222
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Junior High/Middle School Special Education Programs 181
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness 134
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities 122
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic & Other Physical Health Impairments 47
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injuries 1

Majors Similar to Special Ed

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
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