2021 Best Colleges for the Money (With No Aid) in Nebraska
Choosing which college to attend may be one of the most important decisions in your life. College Factual has developed its Best Nebraska Schools For The Money For Those With No Aid ranking as one tool you can use to help make this decision.
Our analysis looked at 17 schools to determine which ones were the best for overall value for the money with no aid in Nebraska. This ranking doesn't just identify the colleges with the lowest costs. Rather, it highlights those institutions that offer excellent educational experiences for a lower cost than other schools of roughly the same caliber. Thus, one college may rank better than another, but the second school could have a lower average cost.
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Our average cost calculation adds up all expenses, such as tuition, fees, room and board, books and supplies, and other expenses. So it is an approximation of how much you will have to pay out-of-pocket each year on average.
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Top Colleges for the Money (Without Aid) in Nebraska
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Our analysis found University of Nebraska - Lincoln to be the best school for overall value for the money with no aid in Nebraska in this year’s ranking. This large public school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 4,859 bachelor’s degrees in 2018-2019.
The average student at UNL graduates in less than 4.5 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $25,560 for students who receive no aid. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from UNL is $114,509. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. UNL not only placed well in our value rankings, but it is also #2 on our Best Colleges in Nebraska list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska at Kearney. The school came in at #2 in Nebraska on this year’s best value ranking. UNK is located in Kearney, Nebraska and has a medium-sized student population. In 2018-2019, this school awarded 850 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergradutates.
It takes the average student at UNK about 4.5 years to graduate, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $23,601 for students who receive no aid. This means that the average student pays around $107,385 to get a bachelor’s degree from UNK. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
The low student loan default rate of 4.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clarkson College. The school came in at #3 in Nebraska on this year’s best value ranking. Clarkson College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 142 bachelor’s degrees in 2018-2019.
It takes the average student at Clarkson College about 4.1 years to graduate, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $24,740 for students who receive no aid. This means that the average student pays around $101,929 to get a bachelor’s degree from Clarkson College. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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A rank of #4 on our Best Colleges for the Money in Nebraska list means University of Nebraska at Omaha is a great place for students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, the fairly large public school handed out 2,281 bachelor’s degrees in 2018-2019.
It takes about 4.7 years for the average student at UNOMAHA to complete their degree, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $22,750 for students who receive no aid. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from UNOMAHA is about $106,925. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
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Out of the 17 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health landed the #5 spot on the list. Nebraska Methodist College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 180 bachelor’s degrees in 2018-2019.
The average student at Nebraska Methodist College graduates in less than 4.5 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $31,743 for students who receive no aid. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from Nebraska Methodist College is $142,844. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
The low student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Nebraska Methodist College also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges in Nebraska rankings.
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Wayne State College landed the #6 spot on the 2021 Best Value Colleges in Nebraska ranking. This small public school is located in Wayne, Nebraska, and it awarded 592 bachelor’s degrees in 2018-2019.
At WSC, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.5 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $19,755 for students who receive no aid. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from WSC is about $88,107. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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With a ranking of #7, College of Saint Mary did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for the Money in Nebraska list. Saint Mary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 159 bachelor’s degrees in 2018-2019.
It takes about 4.3 years for the average student at Saint Mary to complete their degree, and the average full-time cost to attend the school for students who receive no aid is around $32,382. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from Saint Mary is about $138,271. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
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Chadron State College did quite well in the 2021 Best Value Colleges in Nebraska ranking, coming in at #8. Chadron State College is a public institution located in Chadron, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 415 bachelor’s degrees in 2018-2019.
The average student at Chadron State College graduates in less than 4.5 years, and it costs students who receive no aid about $21,838 per year to attend the school. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the Chadron State College is $99,145. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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Creighton University did quite well in the 2021 Best Value Colleges in Nebraska ranking, coming in at #9. Creighton University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 1,243 bachelor’s degrees in 2018-2019.
It takes the average student at Creighton about 4.2 years to graduate, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $56,674 for students who receive no aid. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the Creighton is $235,197. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Creighton is ranked #1 for overall quality in Nebraska.
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Peru State College landed the #10 spot on the 2021 Best Value Colleges in Nebraska ranking. Located in Peru, Nebraska, the small public school awarded 311 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2018-2019.
The average student at Peru State graduates in less than 4.7 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school for students who receive no aid is around $20,936. This means that the average student pays around $98,399 to get a bachelor’s degree from Peru State. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
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With a ranking of #11, Nebraska Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for the Money in Nebraska list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 480 bachelor’s degrees in 2018-2019.
At NWU, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.2 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $50,236 for students who receive no aid. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the NWU is $211,996. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. NWU also made our Best Colleges in Nebraska list, coming in at #5.
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Doane University did quite well in the 2021 Best Value Colleges in Nebraska ranking, coming in at #12. Doane Crete is a private not-for-profit institution located in Crete, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 476 bachelor’s degrees in 2018-2019.
At Doane Crete, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.2 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $50,470 for students who receive no aid. This means that the average student pays around $213,488 to get a bachelor’s degree from Doane Crete. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
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Union College Nebraska did quite well in the 2021 Best Value Colleges in Nebraska ranking, coming in at #13. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 151 bachelor’s degrees in 2018-2019.
The average student at Union College Lincoln graduates in less than 4.6 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $36,600 for students who receive no aid. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from Union College Lincoln is $168,360. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
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Hastings College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for the Money in Nebraska ranking. Hastings College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Hastings, Nebraska that handed out 260 bachelor’s degrees in 2018-2019.
It takes the average student at Hastings about 4.1 years to graduate, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $45,420 for students who receive no aid. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from Hastings is $187,130. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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Concordia University - Nebraska ranked #15 on this year’s Best Colleges for the Money in Nebraska list. Concordia is a private not-for-profit institution located in Seward, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 378 bachelor’s degrees in 2018-2019.
The average student at Concordia graduates in less than 4.2 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school for students who receive no aid is around $45,780. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the Concordia is $193,649. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
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York College landed the #16 spot on the 2021 Best Value Colleges in Nebraska ranking. Located in York, Nebraska, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 76 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2018-2019.
At York College, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.4 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $30,810 for students who receive no aid. This means that the average student pays around $136,180 to get a bachelor’s degree from York College. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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Midland University did quite well in the 2021 Best Value Colleges in Nebraska ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Fremont, Nebraska, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 257 bachelor’s degrees in 2018-2019.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at Midland U is 4.2 years, and it costs students who receive no aid about $46,158 per year to attend the school. This means that the average student pays around $192,940 to get a bachelor’s degree from Midland U. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 17 schools only.
- For our state-specific rankings, we use in-state tuition to calculate average cost. For our national and regional rankings, we use a weighted average of in-state and non-resident tuition.
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%.
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