Psychology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #8 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Psychology Schools in Nebraska ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 994 degrees in psychology during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of psychology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for psychology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
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.
The psychology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Psychology Schools in Nebraska.
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The schools below may not offer all types of psychology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in psychology. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #138 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNL is a great university overall.
There were roughly 295 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent data year. Psychology degree recipients from University of Nebraska - Lincoln get an earnings boost of about $10,335 above the typical income of psychology graduates.
Every student who is interested in psychology needs to take a look at University of Nebraska at Omaha. UNOMAHA is a large public university located in the large city of Omaha. A Best Colleges rank of #468 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNOMAHA is a great university overall.
There were approximately 168 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UNOMAHA in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, psychology degree recipients typically earn about $31,127 in the first five years of their career.
Nebraska Wesleyan University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in psychology. NWU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Lincoln. A Best Colleges rank of #717 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NWU is a great university overall.
There were about 27 psychology students who graduated with this degree at NWU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program report average early career wages of $28,546.
Concordia University, Nebraska is a good decision for students interested in a degree in psychology. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Seward. A Best Colleges rank of #409 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Concordia University, Nebraska is a great university overall.
There were roughly 19 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Concordia University, Nebraska in the most recent data year. After graduating, psychology degree recipients typically make about $32,383 in the first five years of their career.
WSC is a small public college located in the distant town of Wayne. This college ranks 9th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were roughly 40 psychology students who graduated with this degree at WSC in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program state that they receive average early career wages of $29,639.
Peru State is a small public college located in the rural area of Peru. This college ranks 16th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were about 24 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Peru State in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the psychology program make about $32,325 in their early career salary.
Located in the distant town of Kearney, UNK is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 10th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were approximately 48 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UNK in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the psychology program earn around $22,034 in their early career salary.
Doane Crete is a small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Crete. This university ranks 19th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were about 31 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Doane Crete in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program state that they receive average early career earnings of $29,255.
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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Your choice of psychology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for psychology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
