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2023 Most Popular Education Schools in Nebraska

19 Colleges
$45,689 Avg Salary
$28,908 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Education Schools in Nebraska ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in Nebraska to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Concordia University, Nebraska the most popular school in Nebraska for education students. Located in the town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska at Kearney is a great place for education students. Located in the distant town of Kearney, UNK is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#3

Doane University

Crete, NE

Out of the 19 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Doane University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Doane Crete is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Crete.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Schools in Nebraska list. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

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Out of the 19 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Creighton University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools in Nebraska list. Creighton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.

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#7

Wayne State College

Wayne, NE

Wayne State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for education students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the distant town of Wayne, WSC is a public college with a small student population.

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#8

Peru State College

Peru, NE

Peru State College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Schools in Nebraska ranking. Peru State is a small public school located in the rural area of Peru.

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#9

Midland University

Fremont, NE

Midland University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular education programs. Midland U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Fremont.

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#10

Chadron State College

Chadron, NE

Chadron State College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the town of Chadron, Chadron State College is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

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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 19 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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