2027 Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in Nebraska

[Chemical Engineering](/majors/engineering/chemical-engineering/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong chemical engineering education at a price that pays off.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for chemical engineering students.
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2027 Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in Nebraska
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in chemical engineering, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools
For return on investment in chemical engineering, no school beat University Of Nebraska Lincoln this year. University Of Nebraska Lincoln is a very large public school located in the city of Lincoln. In-state tuition and fees average $10,434, compared with $28,584 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $27,816 to complete the chemical engineering program here. Early-career chemical engineering graduates make about $79,603. Set against $27,816 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 88% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked school only.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.