2025 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Nebraska

Ranked #3 in popularity, education is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Nebraska ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 173 doctor's degrees in education to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on education students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other education students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for education to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized education related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for education students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Education Schools

The education 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 Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Nebraska.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Education in Nebraska

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in education.

Top Nebraska Schools for a Doctorate in Education

1

University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, NE

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

59 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Nebraska - Lincoln if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in education. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in education from University of Nebraska - Lincoln

2

Doane University
Crete, NE

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in education needs to take a look at Doane University. Doane Crete is a small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Crete.More information about a doctorate in education from Doane University

Best Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Education Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	27	975
Missouri	27	478
Kansas	26	125
Iowa	26	81
North Dakota	21	40
South Dakota	15	23

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Education Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Educational Administration	150
Other Education	16
General Education	7

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim. More about our data sources and methodologies.