2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Getting Aid

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In 2019-2020, 18,368 people earned their degree in information science, making the major the 56th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, information science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $58,848 and had an average of $32,600 in loans still to pay off.

Across Nebraska, there were 202 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,750 and $25,541 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 103 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,407 and $40,167 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in information science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent information science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the information science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for nebraska master’s degree is students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Science in Nebraska (With Aid)

#1

University of Nebraska at Omaha

Omaha, Nebraska

#1 in overall quality

$16,374 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$103,078 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #1 spot on the list. UNOMAHA is a fairly large school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 45 masters’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

UNOMAHA also made our “Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNOMAHA are $16,374, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Information Science at UNOMAHA

#2

Bellevue University

Bellevue, Nebraska

#2 in overall quality

$11,385 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$80,292 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellevue University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Getting Aid list. Bellevue University is located in Bellevue, Nebraska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 58 masters’s IS degrees to qualified students.

Bellevue University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bellevue University are $11,385, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Information Science at Bellevue University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Science in the Plains States Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Science (With Aid)

Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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