2024 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in Nebraska
6Colleges in Nebraska
1,715Liberal 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. Combined, these schools handed out 1,715 degrees in liberal arts / sciences & humanities to qualified students.
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 great choice for students pursuing a degree in liberal arts / sciences & humanities. Located in the city of Omaha, MCC is a public college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #608 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means MCC is a great college overall.
There were roughly 510 liberal arts / sciences & humanities students who graduated with this degree at MCC in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, liberal arts / sciences & humanities degree recipients typically make about $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 399 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 major at University of Nebraska at Omaha get $8,699 above the average college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
It is 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 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were roughly 53 liberal arts / sciences & humanities students who graduated with this degree at Northeast in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, liberal arts / sciences & humanities degree recipients usually make around $22,118 in the first five years of their career.
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 distant town of Kearney, UNK is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #838 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNK is a great university overall.
There were roughly 66 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 receive $3,843 more than the typical liberal arts / sciences & humanities graduate.
It's hard to beat Southeast Community College Area if you wish to pursue a degree in liberal arts / sciences & humanities. Southeast Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the large city of Lincoln. This college ranks 11th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were roughly 156 liberal arts / sciences & humanities students who graduated with this degree at Southeast Community College in the most recent data year. After graduating, liberal arts / sciences & humanities degree recipients typically earn about $26,231 in their early careers.
Located in the town of North Platte, Mid-Plains Community College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 18th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were approximately 202 liberal arts / sciences & humanities students who graduated with this degree at Mid-Plains Community College in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the liberal arts / sciences & humanities program state that they receive average early career wages of $24,141.
Central Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the small city of Grand Island. This college ranks 14th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were approximately 182 liberal arts / sciences & humanities students who graduated with this degree at Central Community College in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the liberal arts / sciences & humanities program make an average of $24,984 in their early career salary.
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).