2024 Best Elementary Education Schools in Nebraska
12
Colleges in Nebraska
652
Elementary Teaching Degrees Awarded
Ranked #17 in popularity,
elementary education is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 12 schools in Nebraska to determine which ones were the best for elementary education students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 652 degrees in elementary education during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
Choosing a Great Elementary Education School
Your choice of elementary education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for elementary education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Elementary Education Rankings by Degree Level
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 Best Elementary Education Schools in Nebraska list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
Best Schools for Elementary Education in Nebraska
The schools below may not offer all types of elementary teaching degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
10 Top Nebraska Schools in Elementary Teaching
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In NE
100
Elementary Teaching Degrees Awarded
University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a good choice for students interested in a degree in elementary education. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #138 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNL is a great university overall.
There were about 100 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in elementary education from University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
11th
Most Popular In NE
Creighton University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in elementary education. Located in the large city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #105 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Creighton is a great university overall.
There were roughly 12 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at Creighton in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in elementary education from Creighton University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NE
183
Elementary Teaching Degrees Awarded
University of Nebraska at Omaha is a great decision for students interested in a degree in elementary education. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public university located in the city of Omaha. A Best Colleges rank of #468 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNOMAHA is a great university overall.
There were roughly 183 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at UNOMAHA in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in elementary education from University of Nebraska at Omaha
Every student who is interested in elementary education needs to check out Concordia University, Nebraska. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Seward. A Best Colleges rank of #409 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Concordia University, Nebraska is a great university overall.
There were approximately 10 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at Concordia University, Nebraska in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in elementary education from Concordia University, Nebraska
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
7th
Most Popular In NE
It's difficult to beat Hastings College if you want to pursue a degree in elementary education. Located in the town of Hastings, Hastings is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #694 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Hastings is a great college overall.
There were about 21 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at Hastings in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in elementary education from Hastings College
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In NE
64
Elementary Teaching Degrees Awarded
WSC is a small public college located in the town of Wayne. This college ranks 9th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were approximately 64 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at WSC in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in elementary education from Wayne State College
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In NE
37
Elementary Teaching Degrees Awarded
Located in the remote town of Chadron, Chadron State College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 12th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were about 37 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at Chadron State College in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in elementary education from Chadron State College
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In NE
118
Elementary Teaching Degrees Awarded
Located in the distant town of Kearney, UNK is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 10th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were approximately 118 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at UNK in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in elementary education from University of Nebraska at Kearney
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
10th
Most Popular In NE
NWU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Lincoln. This university ranks 8th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were roughly 13 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at NWU in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in elementary education from Nebraska Wesleyan University
Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
6th
Most Popular In NE
34
Elementary Teaching Degrees Awarded
Located in the town of Norfolk, Northeast is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 13th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were roughly 34 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at Northeast in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in elementary education from Northeast Community College
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