by our College Data Analytics TeamIt's not easy to decide which school to attend when you have so many options available. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Nebraska ranking is part of that endeavor. The amount of financial aid you could receive at various schools, including some with high sticker prices, may surprise you.
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After analyzing 14 schools in Nebraska, we came up with our list of those that offered the best value Master's Degree programs. To come up with this ranking of the best value schools, we look at factors that are all objective measurements. In the next few paragraphs, we'll talk a little about what we use in our analysis and why.
When determining the value of a school in our Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Nebraska ranking, we first look at its average net price of a student coming from a family that makes $0-$30k a year. The net price is defined as the sum of room and board, tuition, and fees minus any financial aid that the student receives. But, a school that excels in providing value for your money must also be a great school overall as well.
To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Find out more about our best value ranking methodology.
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If you know what major you want to study, check out our list of the best value schools by major. If you're interested in other degree levels, you can view one of the lists below.
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our 2024 rankings named University of Nebraska - Lincoln the best value (income $0-$30k) school in Nebraska for students working on their master’s degree. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, the school is a large public institution.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, University of Nebraska - Lincoln is ranked #1 for quality in the state of Nebraska.
The quality degree programs at College of Saint Mary helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Nebraska. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, the school is a small private not-for-profit institution.
College of Saint Mary has the honor of being ranked #5 in Nebraska for overall quality on top of being a good value.
Out of the 14 master’s degree schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, the school is a fairly large public institution.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, University of Nebraska at Omaha is ranked #6 for quality in the state of Nebraska.
The quality degree programs at Wayne State College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Nebraska. This small public school is located in Wayne, Nebraska.
Wayne State College has the honor of being ranked #9 in Nebraska for overall quality on top of being a good value.
The quality degree programs at Concordia University, Nebraska helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Nebraska. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Seward, Nebraska.
Not only is Concordia University, Nebraska a great value, but it is also ranked #3 in Nebraska for overall quality.
With a ranking of #6, University of Nebraska at Kearney did quite well on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Nebraska list. This medium-sized public school is located in Kearney, Nebraska.
Not only is University of Nebraska at Kearney a great value, but it is also ranked #7 in Nebraska for overall quality.
Bellevue University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Nebraska list. Bellevue University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Bellevue, Nebraska.
Not only is Bellevue University a great value, but it is also ranked #4 in Nebraska for overall quality.
Chadron State College landed the #8 spot on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Nebraska ranking. Chadron State College is a small public school situated in Chadron, Nebraska.
Chadron State College has the honor of being ranked #13 in Nebraska for overall quality on top of being a good value.
Peru State College did quite well in the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Nebraska ranking, coming in at #9. Peru State is located in Peru, Nebraska and has a small student population. It is a public school.
Not only is Peru State College a great value, but it is also ranked #14 in Nebraska for overall quality.
Union College Nebraska ranked #10 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Nebraska list. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, the school is a small private not-for-profit institution.
Union College Nebraska has the honor of being ranked #8 in Nebraska for overall quality on top of being a good value.
Creighton University landed the #11 spot on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Nebraska ranking. Creighton is located in Omaha, Nebraska and has a medium-sized student population. It is a private not-for-profit school.
Not only is Creighton University a great value, but it is also ranked #2 in Nebraska for overall quality.
Midland University did quite well in the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Nebraska ranking, coming in at #12. Midland U is located in Fremont, Nebraska and has a small student population. It is a private not-for-profit school.
Midland University has the honor of being ranked #12 in Nebraska for overall quality on top of being a good value.
Nebraska Wesleyan University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Nebraska list. NWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Nebraska Wesleyan University has the honor of being ranked #11 in Nebraska for overall quality on top of being a good value.
Doane University landed the #14 spot on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Nebraska ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Crete, Nebraska.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Doane University is ranked #10 for quality in the state of Nebraska.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.