2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Education in Nebraska
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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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 537 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,068 and $24,613 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in elementary education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality elementary education programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska
The colleges and universities below are the best for nebraska bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students.
Top 12 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Education in Nebraska
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska list. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to 111 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNL, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln is $17,208 for nebraska bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students.
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 student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chadron State College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska list. This small school is located in Chadron, Nebraska, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Chadron State College, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Chadron State College is $14,268 for Nebraska Bachelor’s Degree Elementary Teaching students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayne State College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska. Located in Wayne, Nebraska, this small public school handed out 59 degrees to qualified bachelors’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at WSC, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Wayne State College is $13,765 for Nebraska Bachelor’s Degree Elementary Teaching students.
Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #4 spot on the list. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to 102 students in 2019-2020.
UNOMAHA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha is $14,040 for Nebraska Bachelor’s Degree Elementary Teaching students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska at Kearney. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska. Located in Kearney, Nebraska, this medium-sized public school handed out 105 degrees to qualified bachelors’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.
UNK also took the #3 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. It costs about $16,017 for Nebraska Bachelor’s Degree Elementary Teaching students per year to attend UNK.
The low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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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With a ranking of #6, Peru State College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska list. Peru State is located in Peru, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our nebraska bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students list, Peru State has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Peru State College is $14,058 for nebraska bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students.
College of Saint Mary did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska ranking, coming in at #7. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
Saint Mary also made our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend Saint Mary is $14,325 for Nebraska Bachelor’s Degree Elementary Teaching students.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
Union College Nebraska ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska list. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Union College, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. It costs about $22,497 for Nebraska Bachelor’s Degree Elementary Teaching students per year to attend Union College Nebraska.
The impressive 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 school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Nebraska Wesleyan University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska list. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our nebraska bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students list, NWU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. It costs about $23,847 for nebraska bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students per year to attend NWU.
The low student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
Concordia University, Nebraska did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska ranking, coming in at #10. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small school located in Seward, Nebraska that handed out 9 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
Concordia University, Nebraska also made our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $20,763 for Nebraska Bachelor’s Degree Elementary Teaching students per year to attend Concordia University, Nebraska.
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Hastings College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Hastings, Nebraska, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 23 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.
Hastings also took the #9 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Hastings is $21,670 for nebraska bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students.
With a ranking of #12, Creighton University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska list. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.
Creighton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list. It costs about $31,400 for Nebraska Bachelor’s Degree Elementary Teaching students per year to attend Creighton.
The student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, 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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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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