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2025 Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska

10 Colleges in Nebraska
1,222 Bachelor's Degrees
$43,655 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #10 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 10 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,222 bachelor's degrees in education during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Education School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska The education bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

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When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Education in Nebraska

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in education.

10 Top Nebraska Schools for a Bachelor's in Education

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
314 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in education has to check out University of Nebraska - Lincoln. UNL is a fairly large public university located in the city of Lincoln.More information about a bachelor’s in education from University of Nebraska - Lincoln

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
58 Annual Graduates

Concordia University, Nebraska is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in education. Located in the distant town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Concordia University, Nebraska

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
174 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Wayne State College if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in education. Located in the town of Wayne, WSC is a public college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Wayne State College

4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
201 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Nebraska at Omaha if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in education. Located in the large city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from University of Nebraska at Omaha

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Hastings College
Hastings, NE
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
44 Annual Graduates

Located in the town of Hastings, Hastings is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Hastings College

6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
165 Annual Graduates

UNK is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Kearney.More information about a bachelor’s in education from University of Nebraska at Kearney

7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
76 Annual Graduates

Chadron State College is a small public college located in the town of Chadron.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Chadron State College

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Midland University
Fremont, NE
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
45 Annual Graduates

Midland U is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Fremont.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Midland University

9
29 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Lincoln, NWU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Nebraska Wesleyan University

10
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
43 Annual Graduates

Located in the remote area of Peru, Peru State is a public college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Peru State College

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
Missouri 35 2,688
Kansas 33 1,646
Minnesota 33 2,486
Iowa 32 1,960
South Dakota 31 585
North Dakota 30 653

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Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 707
Teacher Education Subject Specific 297
Special Education 170
General Education 45
Other Education 2
Teaching English or French 1

Related Major Annual Graduates
Library Science 29

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