2023 Best Value Trade School Schools in Nebraska
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.
The Best Value Trade School Schools in Nebraska ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Nebraska to see which programs offered the best value experiences for trade school students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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Top Value Trade Schools in Nebraska
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Our analysis found Southeast Community College Area to be the best value school for trade school students in Nebraska. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 1,344 students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Southeast Community College are $3,864 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Metropolitan Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Nebraska list. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, the fairly large public school handed out 1,823 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $4,815 per year.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Central Community College is a great place for trade school students who want to get the most value for their educational dollar. Located in Grand Island, Nebraska, the medium-sized public school handed out 2,601 degrees in 2021-2022.
Central Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,710 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeast Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Nebraska list. Norfolk, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 938 students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Northeast are $5,130 a year.
Out of the 15 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Mid-Plains Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in North Platte, Nebraska, the small public school awarded 398 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Mid-Plains Community College are $4,380 a year.
Bellevue University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Bellevue University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Bellevue, Nebraska that handed out 3,235 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Bellevue University are $8,790 a year.
Bellevue University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Trade Schools in Nebraska list.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Nebraska list. This large public school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 6,113 degrees in 2021-2022.
UNL undergraduate students pay an average of $26,750 in tuition and fees each year.
UNL did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Trade Schools in Nebraska list.
Wayne State College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Nebraska ranking. This small public school is located in Wayne, Nebraska, and it awarded 990 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at WSC are $7,688 a year.
University of Nebraska at Kearney did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #9 on the list. Kearney, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 1,385 students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNK are $15,340 per year.
University of Nebraska at Omaha ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Nebraska list. University of Nebraska at Omaha is a fairly large public school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 3,604 degrees in 2021-2022.
UNOMAHA undergraduate students pay an average of $21,718 in tuition and fees each year.
College of Saint Mary ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Nebraska list. This very small private not-for-profit school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 340 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Saint Mary are $22,450 a year.
Saint Mary also made our Best Trade Schools in Nebraska list, coming in at #5.
Union College Nebraska landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Union College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 242 degrees in 2021-2022.
Union College undergraduate students pay an average of $27,170 in tuition and fees each year.
Nebraska Wesleyan University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Nebraska list. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out degrees to 510 students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at NWU are $39,868 a year.
NWU also took the #4 spot in our Best Trade Schools in Nebraska rankings.
Midland University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #14 on the list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Fremont, Nebraska, and it awarded 351 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Midland U are $38,300 per year.
Creighton University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Nebraska ranking. Creighton University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 2,955 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Creighton are $45,638 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Creighton is ranked #3 for overall quality in Nebraska.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 15 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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