by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 an Associate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Nebraska” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Computer & Information Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 6th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 254,454 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, computer and information sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $52,893 and had an average of $27,324 in loans still to pay off.
Across Nebraska, there were 1,613 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,915 and $29,471 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 248 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,713 and $18,510 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Nebraska” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer and information sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in computer and information sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for nebraska associate degree computer & information sciences students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Nebraska Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Nebraska. This small school is located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, and it awarded 16 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. MCC is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 118 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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 be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Community College Area. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Nebraska list. This medium-sized school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 74 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeast Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Nebraska. Northeast is a medium-sized public school situated in Norfolk, Nebraska. It awarded 15 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Mid-Plains Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Mid-Plains Community College is located in North Platte, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
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Union College Nebraska came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Nebraska ranking. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #7, Central Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Nebraska list. Central Community College is a medium-sized school located in Grand Island, Nebraska that handed out 19 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #8, Creighton University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Nebraska list. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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