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2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$11,351 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,137 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You

Education is the most popular major in Nebraska with 2,838 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Nebraska to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Nebraska Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Education

Our analysis found University of Nebraska - Lincoln to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Nebraska. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UNL graduate students pay an average of $7,751 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UNL is ranked #1 for overall quality for education in Nebraska.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nebraska at Kearney. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the town of Kearney, UNK is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNK are $7,542 a year.

UNK did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the city of Omaha.

UNOMAHA graduate students pay an average of $7,752 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Concordia University, Nebraska helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Nebraska. Located in the town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Concordia University, Nebraska graduate students pay an average of $8,650 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Concordia University, Nebraska not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list.

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#5

Midland University

Fremont, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midland University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list. Midland U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Fremont.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Midland U are $14,613 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Midland U is ranked #2 for overall quality for education in Nebraska.

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#6

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Creighton University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Creighton are $19,096 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Creighton is ranked #3 for overall quality for education in Nebraska.

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Best Value Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Education Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 2,994
Missouri 4,657
Minnesota 6,976
Iowa 1,401
North Dakota 619
South Dakota 453

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784
Student Counseling 13,840
Instructional Media Design 8,387
Teaching English or French 4,743
Other Education 2,513
Multilingual Education 1,672
Educational Assessment 1,215
Education Philosophy 421
International Education 257
Teaching Assistants 20

Related Major Annual Graduates
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.

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