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2023 Best Value Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Nebraska

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$9,078 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,732 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Sciences Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, social sciences students earned 224 degrees and certificates from a Nebraska school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Nebraska ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Nebraska to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for social sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Social Sciences Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Nebraska Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Social Sciences

Our analysis found University of Nebraska - Lincoln to be the best value school for social sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Nebraska. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNL are $7,751 per year.

UNL not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list.

Full Social Sciences at University of Nebraska - Lincoln Report

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 #2 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. UNOMAHA is a fairly 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.

Full Social Sciences at University of Nebraska at Omaha Report

#3

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellevue University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Bellevue University are $11,730 a year.

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Best Value Social Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Social Sciences Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 96
Missouri 312
Minnesota 235
Iowa 73
North Dakota 31
South Dakota 29

Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907
Anthropology 1,446
Criminology 936
General Social Sciences 745
Other Social Sciences 532
Urban Studies 432
Archeology 66
Demography & Population Studies 66

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 AndrГ© KГјnzelmann.

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