by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on University of Nebraska-Lincoln Graduate School, including its rankings, graduate degree programs, diversity, and more. You can jump to any section of this page using the following list.
College Factual began producing its annual Best Quality Schools rankings as a means to assist students in finding top-quality graduate colleges and universities that are invested in preparing their students for their future endeavors.These rankings are based on components such as post-graduation earnings of students, accumulated student debt of graduates, how much in demand the school is, and faculty and student diversity.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln came in at #151 out of the 4,630 colleges and universities that were ranked in College Factual’s 2026 Best Master’s Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking.For the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska, UNL came in at #2.
Of the 4,630 institutions of higher learning that were examined in the 2026 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, UNL came in at #151.UNL also ranked #2 for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Nebraska.
### Best Graduate Certificate Schools RankingIn College Factual’s 2026 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States ranking, UNL took the #151 spot out of 4,630 schools. UNL also ranked #2 for Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska.
UNL ranked #151 in College Factual’s 2026 Best Graduate Schools in the United States ranking, out of 4,630 schools. UNL also ranked #2 for Best Graduate Schools in Nebraska.
For the last year in which we have data, 4,692 graduate students decided that University of Nebraska-Lincoln was the best place for them.Since diversity is such an important part of the grad school experience, College Factual looked deeper at the demographics of these students.Our findings are below.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 52.4% of the total graduate students at UNL are women and 47.6% are men.
Of all the graduate students at UNL, around 14.7% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group.Americans aren’t the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at UNL. Around 23.6% of graduate students are international.For more details on graduate school diversity at the school, check out the chart below. If you click on it, you’ll be taken to a page with more details.
The average graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,930 | $34,800 |
| Fees | $3,514 | $3,514 |
The typical graduate student at UNL who borrowed carries a median debt of $22,668.
The average early-career salary for master’s degree recipients from UNL is $77,482.
Graduate students who earn their doctoral degree at UNL enter the workforce with an average early-career salary of $93,391.
After earning their professional degree from UNL, graduates go on to jobs with an average early-career salary of $83,654.
The graduate programs at UNL lead to a range of early-career salaries. The table below lists the graduate fields of study at the school whose recent graduates report the highest early-career earnings.
| Graduate Field of Study | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|
| General Engineering | $133,929 |
| Business Administration & Management | $125,688 |
| Accounting | $94,289 |
| Mathematics | $88,956 |
| Clinical & Counseling Psychology | $88,137 |
| Other Education | $87,374 |
| Law | $86,484 |
| Educational Administration | $85,030 |
| General Psychology | $81,435 |
| General Architecture | $68,841 |
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Contact details for UNL are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1400 R Street, Lincoln, NE 68588-0419 |
| Phone: | 402-472-7211 |
| Website: | www.unl.edu/ |
| Facebook: | www.facebook.com/UNLincoln |
| Twitter: | twitter.com/UNLincoln |
Around 43.3% of UNL graduate students took at least one course online.Roughly 30.2% of all grad students took courses exclusively online.
Listed here are the degree programs in which the school awarded master’s degrees.
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded are shown here.
| Doctorate Degree Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Science | 6 | — |
| Architectural Engineering | 3 | — |
| Biochemistry & Biophysics | 5 | — |
| Biological Engineering | 2 | — |
| Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | 7 | — |
| Biomedical Engineering | 5 | — |
| Botany/Plant Biology | 1 | — |
| Chemical Engineering | 1 | — |
| Chemistry | 10 | — |
| Civil Engineering | 7 | — |
| Clinical & Counseling Psychology | 11 | $88,137 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 6 | — |
| Computer Science | 3 | — |
| Economics | 3 | — |
| Educational Administration | 33 | $103,011 |
| Electrical Engineering | 9 | — |
| Food Science Technology | 6 | — |
| General Biology | 17 | — |
| General Engineering | 8 | — |
| General English Literature | 13 | — |
| General Psychology | 13 | $81,435 |
| Geological & Earth Sciences | 1 | — |
| History | 2 | — |
| Linguistics & Literature | 2 | — |
| Management Sciences & Methods | 3 | — |
| Mathematics | 13 | $88,956 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 6 | — |
| Music | 9 | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation | 8 | — |
| Nutrition Science | 2 | — |
| Other Education | 11 | $87,374 |
| Physics | 11 | — |
| Plant Sciences | 12 | — |
| Political Science & Government | 2 | — |
| Sociology | 6 | — |
| Statistics | 4 | — |
Only the programs in which a graduate certificate was awarded are shown here.
| Graduate Certificate Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Anthropology | 10 | — |
| Business Administration & Management | 8 | — |
| Clinical & Counseling Psychology | 6 | — |
| Construction Engineering | 7 | — |
| Data Analytics. | 21 | — |
| Educational Administration | 1 | — |
| Entrepreneurial Studies | 3 | — |
| Food Science Technology | 2 | — |
| General Engineering | 10 | — |
| General Sales & Marketing | 1 | — |
| Geography & Cartography | 2 | — |
| Horticulture | 3 | — |
| Human Resource Management | 4 | — |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 6 | — |
| Management Sciences & Methods | 4 | — |
| Marketing | 3 | — |
| Other Education | 2 | — |
| Plant Sciences | 1 | — |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 13 | — |
| Social Work | 1 | — |
| Sociology | 1 | — |
| Special Education | 1 | — |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 4 | — |
| Teaching English or French | 2 | — |
| Urban & Regional Planning | 2 | — |
Only the programs in which a professional degree was awarded are shown here.
| Professional Degree Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 8 | — |
| Law | 155 | $86,484 |
Only the programs in which a post-masters certificate was awarded are shown here.
| Post-Masters Certificate Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Educational Assessment | 8 | — |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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