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2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Nebraska For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
890 Degrees Awarded
$5,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Nebraska For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Nebraska For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 365,980 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, liberal arts is the 2nd most popular major in the United States.

Across Nebraska, there were 904 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 890 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,631 and $16,562 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Nebraska For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent liberal arts programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the liberal arts program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Nebraska For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for nebraska associate degree liberal studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts (Income $0-$30k) in Nebraska

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Nebraska For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Metropolitan Community College is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 325 associates’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.

MCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska” list. The estimated yearly cost for Metropolitan Community College is $2,894 for Nebraska Associate Degree Liberal Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Liberal Arts at Metropolitan Community College

#2

Mid-Plains Community College

North Platte, Nebraska
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Nebraska For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mid-Plains Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Mid-Plains Community College is a small public school situated in North Platte, Nebraska. It awarded 176 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Mid-Plains Community College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. It costs about $4,795 for nebraska associate degree liberal studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Mid-Plains Community College.

Full Mid-Plains Community College Liberal Arts Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeast Community College Area. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Nebraska For Those Making $0-$30k. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal studies degrees to 90 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southeast Community College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. It costs about $6,946 for Nebraska Associate Degree Liberal Studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Southeast Community College Area.

Read more about Liberal Arts at Southeast Community College Area

#4

Western Nebraska Community College

Scottsbluff, Nebraska
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Nebraska For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Nebraska Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, this small public school awarded 38 degrees to qualified associates’s liberal studies students in 2019-2020.

WNCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska” list. The yearly cost to attend Western Nebraska Community College is $4,428 for Nebraska Associate Degree Liberal Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Liberal Arts at Western Nebraska Community College

#5

Central Community College

Grand Island, Nebraska
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Nebraska For Those Making $0-$30k list. Central Community College is a medium-sized school located in Grand Island, Nebraska that handed out 197 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska” list. It costs about $6,332 for Nebraska Associate Degree Liberal Studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Central Community College.

Full Central Community College Liberal Arts Report

#6

Northeast Community College

Norfolk, Nebraska
#5 in overall quality

Northeast Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Nebraska For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Northeast is a public institution located in Norfolk, Nebraska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 36 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeast also made our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Northeast Community College is $6,726 for Nebraska Associate Degree Liberal Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Liberal Arts at Northeast

Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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