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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 2023 rankings named Southeast Community College Area the best value school in Nebraska for trade school students working on their degree. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, the medium-sized public school handed out 1,344 degrees in 2021-2022.
Southeast Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,864 in tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Metropolitan Community College is a great place for trade school students who want to get the most value for their educational dollar. MCC is located in Omaha, Nebraska and has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1,823 degrees to qualified students.
MCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,815 in tuition and fees each 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. Central Community College is a public institution located in Grand Island, Nebraska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2,601 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Central Community College are $4,710 a 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. Northeast Community College is a medium-sized public school located in Norfolk, Nebraska that handed out 938 degrees in 2021-2022.
Northeast undergraduate students pay an average of $5,130 in tuition and fees each 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. This small public school is located in North Platte, Nebraska, and it awarded 398 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mid-Plains Community College are $4,380 per year.
Bellevue University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #6 on the list. Bellevue University is located in Bellevue, Nebraska and has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3,235 degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Bellevue University are $8,790 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Bellevue University is ranked #2 for overall quality in Nebraska.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #7 on the list. UNL is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 6,113 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at UNL are $26,750 a year.
UNL did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Trade Schools in Nebraska list.
Wayne State College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Nebraska list. WSC is located in Wayne, Nebraska and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 990 degrees to qualified students.
WSC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,688 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Nebraska at Kearney came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Nebraska ranking. Located in Kearney, Nebraska, the medium-sized public school awarded 1,385 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNK are $15,340 per year.
University of Nebraska at Omaha came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Nebraska ranking. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, the fairly large public school handed out 3,604 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNOMAHA are $21,718 per year.
College of Saint Mary did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, the very small private not-for-profit school awarded 340 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Saint Mary undergraduate students pay an average of $22,450 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Saint Mary is ranked #5 for overall quality in Nebraska.
Union College Nebraska did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, the very small private not-for-profit school handed out 242 degrees in 2021-2022.
Union College undergraduate students pay an average of $27,170 in tuition and fees each year.
Nebraska Wesleyan University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 510 degrees in 2021-2022.
NWU undergraduate students pay an average of $39,868 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, NWU is ranked #4 for overall quality in Nebraska.
Midland University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Nebraska list. Midland U is located in Fremont, Nebraska and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 351 degrees to qualified students.
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. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 2,955 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Creighton are $45,638 a 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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