by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Nebraska” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Computer Science is the 12th most popular major in the country with 59,565 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, computer science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $67,538 and had an average of $23,620 in loans still to pay off.
Across Nebraska, there were 122 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,650 and $23,250 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 105 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,581 and $29,351 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Nebraska” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in computer science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their computer science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Nebraska” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for nebraska bachelor’s degree compsci students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Nebraska. UNOMAHA is a public institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 81 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Doane University landed the #2 spot on the list. Doane Crete is a private not-for-profit institution located in Crete, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hastings College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Nebraska list. Located in Hastings, Nebraska, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s compsci students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Creighton University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s compsci students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Nebraska. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Nebraska list. Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit institution located in Seward, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Computer Science at Concordia University, Nebraska
University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Nebraska ranking, coming in at #6. UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s compsci degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Nebraska - Lincoln Computer Science Report
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