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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Education (Income $48-$75k) in Nebraska

3 Ranked Colleges
75 Degrees Awarded
$16,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master's in Nebraska For Those Making $48-$75k

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 “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 40,622 people earned their degree in elementary education, making the major the 19th most popular in the United States.

Across Nebraska, there were 656 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 75 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,407 and $40,167 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in elementary education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great elementary education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the elementary education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Education (Income $48-$75k) in Nebraska

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Nebraska at Omaha is a fairly large public school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 60 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNOMAHA, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska at Omaha are $16,374.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Kearney landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Kearney, Nebraska, and it awarded 13 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNK, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska at Kearney are $14,792, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Creighton University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.

Creighton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Creighton are $18,528.

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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

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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