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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.


 

2023 Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

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 large city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Community College are $3,276 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Southeast Community College is ranked #1 for overall quality for construction trades in Nebraska.

Full Construction Trades at Southeast Community College Area Report

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Northeast Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value construction trades schools in Nebraska. Northeast is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Norfolk.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northeast are $3,840 per year.

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

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Metropolitan Community College is a great value for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Omaha, MCC is a public school with a large student population.

MCC undergraduate students pay an average of $3,285 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

MCC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #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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