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Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska

2023 Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$3,467 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,212 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, construction trades was ranked 6th in Nebraska. In fact, 412 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Nebraska to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for construction trades 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.

Best Nebraska Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Construction Trades

Our 2023 rankings named Southeast Community College Area the best value school in Nebraska for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Southeast Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,276 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Southeast Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Nebraska list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeast Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list. Northeast is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Norfolk.

Northeast undergraduate students pay an average of $3,840 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Northeast also made our Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Nebraska list, coming in at #2.

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Out of the 3 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Omaha, MCC is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $3,285 per year.

MCC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Nebraska list.

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Best Value Construction Trades Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 605
Minnesota 1,185
Iowa 402
South Dakota 250
North Dakota 99
Missouri 295

Construction Trades Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 26,459
Building Management & Inspection 5,269
Carpentry 3,899
Plumbing & Water Supply 2,888
Construction 1,813
Masonry 284
Other Construction 190

Majors Similar to Construction Trades

Related Major Annual Graduates
Personal & Culinary Services 149,352
Mechanic & Repair Technologies 105,741
Precision Production 55,411
Transportation & Materials Moving 33,306

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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