Ranked #12 in popularity, computer science is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Nebraska to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of computer science. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 154 degrees in computer science annually.
The compsci program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Computer Science rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for computer science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The compsci school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Computer Science Schools in Nebraska.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the compsci degrees they offer, see the list below.
It's difficult to beat University of Nebraska - Lincoln if you want to pursue a degree in computer science. UNL is a very large public university located in the large city of Lincoln. This university ranks 2nd out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were roughly 12 computer science students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in computer science needs to look into University of Nebraska at Omaha. Located in the city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were approximately 110 computer science students who graduated with this degree at UNOMAHA in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the compsci program make an average of $73,971 in their early career salary.
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Creighton University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in computer science. Creighton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Omaha. A Best Colleges rank of #128 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Creighton is a great university overall.
There were about 21 computer science students who graduated with this degree at Creighton in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the compsci program earn an average of $51,625 for their early career.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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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The compsci program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Computer Science rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for computer science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
