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2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Nebraska

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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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Nebraska to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Nebraska to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Social Sciences program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for social sciences majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Our 2023 rankings named Bellevue University the most popular school in Nebraska for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 120 students majoring in social sciences at Bellevue University, 26% are male and 74% are female.

Full Social Sciences at Bellevue University Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Nebraska at Omaha helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social sciences schools in Nebraska. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the city of Omaha.

About 46% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 54% are male.

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#3

Midland University

Fremont, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midland University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Midland U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Fremont.

Of the 22 students majoring in social sciences at Midland U, 59% are male and 41% are female.

Full Social Sciences at Midland University Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Nebraska - Lincoln helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social sciences schools in Nebraska. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in social sciences at UNL, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#5

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Creighton University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.

Full Social Sciences at Creighton University Report

Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Social Sciences Colleges 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 5 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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