by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Nebraska” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
General Engineering is the 79th most popular major in the country with 11,796 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,873 and had an average of $20,557 in loans still to pay off.
Across Nebraska, there were 71 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $97,570 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Nebraska” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general engineering.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Nebraska”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Doane University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Nebraska list. Doane Crete is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Crete, Nebraska. It awarded 10 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeast Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Nebraska. Northeast is located in Norfolk, Nebraska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 ’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Nebraska Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. WNCC is located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 ’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Engineering at Western Nebraska Community College
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #4 spot on the list. UNL is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 48 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Union College Nebraska. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Nebraska. This small school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 0 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Engineering at Union College Nebraska
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