Psychology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #8 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 9 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Psychology Schools in Nebraska ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 980 degrees in psychology to qualified students.
Your choice of psychology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for psychology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
The psychology 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 Psychology Schools in Nebraska.
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The schools below may not offer all types of psychology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in psychology. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #207 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UNL is a great university overall.
There were roughly 284 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, psychology degree recipients typically earn about $38,073 at the beginning of their careers.
Any student who is interested in psychology has to check out University of Nebraska at Omaha. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public university located in the city of Omaha. A Best Colleges rank of #776 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UNOMAHA is a great university overall.
There were approximately 192 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UNOMAHA in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the psychology program make about $36,094 for their early career.
Every student who is interested in psychology has to check out Creighton University. Located in the city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #128 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Creighton is a great university overall.
There were approximately 74 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Creighton in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program report average early career wages of $26,845.
Nebraska Wesleyan University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in psychology. NWU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Lincoln. This university ranks 13th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were about 30 psychology students who graduated with this degree at NWU in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program state that they receive average early career earnings of $35,540.
Located in the town of Kearney, UNK is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 11th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were about 37 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UNK in the most recent data year. After graduating, psychology degree recipients usually make an average of $34,055 at the beginning of their careers.
WSC is a small public college located in the town of Wayne. This college ranks 9th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were about 48 psychology students who graduated with this degree at WSC in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program state that they receive average early career wages of $35,028.
Located in the suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #390 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Bellevue University is a great university overall.
There were about 121 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Bellevue University in the most recent data year. After graduation, psychology degree recipients generally earn about $38,928 in the first five years of their career.
Peru State is a small public college located in the remote area of Peru. This college ranks 18th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were roughly 39 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Peru State in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, psychology degree recipients generally earn about $32,542 at the beginning of their careers.
Located in the remote town of Chadron, Chadron State College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 16th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were roughly 29 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Chadron State College in the most recent data year.
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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Your choice of psychology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for psychology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
