2024 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in Nebraska
6Colleges in Nebraska
1,618Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Degrees Awarded
$27,458Avg Early-Career Salary
If you pursue a degree in liberal arts / sciences & humanities, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #3 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Nebraska to determine which ones were the best for liberal arts / sciences & humanities students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,618 degrees in liberal arts / sciences & humanities during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Choosing a Great Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities School
The liberal arts / sciences & humanities program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities rankings. We derive our Best Overall Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in Nebraska ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Nebraska
The schools below may not offer all types of liberal arts / sciences & humanities degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Nebraska Schools in Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
Metropolitan Community College is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in liberal arts / sciences & humanities. Located in the city of Omaha, MCC is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #608 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means MCC is a great college overall.
There were about 568 liberal arts / sciences & humanities students who graduated with this degree at MCC in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, liberal arts / sciences & humanities degree recipients generally make an average of $27,271 at the beginning of their careers.
University of Nebraska at Omaha is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in liberal arts / sciences & humanities. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public university located in the city of Omaha. A Best Colleges rank of #468 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNOMAHA is a great university overall.
There were about 346 liberal arts / sciences & humanities students who graduated with this degree at UNOMAHA in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the liberal arts / sciences & humanities program at University of Nebraska at Omaha earn $8,699 more than the typical college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
It's hard to beat Northeast Community College if you want to pursue a degree in liberal arts / sciences & humanities. Located in the town of Norfolk, Northeast is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 13th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were approximately 76 liberal arts / sciences & humanities students who graduated with this degree at Northeast in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, liberal arts / sciences & humanities degree recipients generally make around $22,118 at the beginning of their careers.
University of Nebraska at Kearney is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in liberal arts / sciences & humanities. Located in the town of Kearney, UNK is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #838 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNK is a great university overall.
There were approximately 58 liberal arts / sciences & humanities students who graduated with this degree at UNK in the most recent year we have data available. Those liberal arts / sciences & humanities students who get their degree from University of Nebraska at Kearney earn $3,843 more than the standard liberal arts / sciences & humanities student.
It's hard to beat Southeast Community College Area if you want to pursue a degree in liberal arts / sciences & humanities. Southeast Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the city of Lincoln. This college ranks 11th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were about 128 liberal arts / sciences & humanities students who graduated with this degree at Southeast Community College in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, liberal arts / sciences & humanities degree recipients generally earn an average of $26,231 in their early careers.
Located in the remote town of North Platte, Mid-Plains Community College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 18th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were approximately 180 liberal arts / sciences & humanities students who graduated with this degree at Mid-Plains Community College in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the liberal arts / sciences & humanities program report average early career wages of $24,141.
Central Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the small city of Grand Island. This college ranks 14th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were about 182 liberal arts / sciences & humanities students who graduated with this degree at Central Community College in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the liberal arts / sciences & humanities program make about $24,984 for their early career.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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The liberal arts / sciences & humanities program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities rankings. We derive our Best Overall Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
