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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Nebraska for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 254,454 computer and information sciences students received their degree, making the major the 6th most popular in the country. 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,716 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Nebraska for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in computer and information sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular computer and information sciences programs in the United States.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Nebraska for a Doctorate” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Nebraska for a Doctorate”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Nebraska for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this fairly large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s computer and information sciences students 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%.
Full UNOMAHA Computer & Information Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Nebraska for a Doctorate list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 4 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
Read more about Computer & Information Sciences at University of Nebraska - Lincoln
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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