2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Economics in Nebraska (With Aid)

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Economics is the 18th most popular major in the country with 48,831 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, economics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,295 and had an average of $21,978 in loans still to pay off.

Across Nebraska, there were 109 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,200 and $22,231 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,738 and $121,521 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent economics 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 economics program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Nebraska For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for nebraska doctor’s degree economics students with aid.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Economics in Nebraska (With Aid)

#1

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska

#1 in overall quality

$19,513 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Nebraska For Those Getting Aid. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s economics students in 2019-2020.

UNL also made our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Economics at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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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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