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2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Nebraska

7 Ranked Colleges
1,121 Degrees Awarded
$8,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Nebraska

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Nebraska” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 559,661 liberal arts general studies students received their degree, making the major the 1st most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, liberal arts general studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $26,786 and had an average of $16,538 in loans still to pay off.

Across Nebraska, there were 1,563 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,544 and $13,655 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,121 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,631 and $16,562 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Nebraska” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts general studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great liberal arts general studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the liberal arts general studies 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 Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Nebraska

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Nebraska.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Nebraska

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Nebraska list. Metropolitan Community College is a fairly large school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 548 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our nebraska associate degree liberal arts students list, MCC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. It costs about $4,295 for Nebraska Associate Degree Liberal Arts students per year to attend MCC.

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#2

Mid-Plains Community College

North Platte, Nebraska

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mid-Plains Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Nebraska list. Mid-Plains Community College is located in North Platte, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 176 associates’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.

Mid-Plains Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska” list. It costs about $6,533 for Nebraska Associate Degree Liberal Arts students per year to attend Mid-Plains Community College.

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#3

Central Community College

Grand Island, Nebraska

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Nebraska. Central Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Grand Island, Nebraska. It awarded 197 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Community College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. It costs about $8,235 for nebraska associate degree liberal arts students per year to attend Central Community College.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Community College Area landed the #4 spot on the list. Southeast Community College Area is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 90 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Southeast Community College also made our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $9,059 for nebraska associate degree liberal arts students per year to attend Southeast Community College Area.

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#5

Western Nebraska Community College

Scottsbluff, Nebraska

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Nebraska Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Nebraska list. WNCC is a small school located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska that handed out 38 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

WNCC also made our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend WNCC is $5,339 for Nebraska Associate Degree Liberal Arts students.

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#6

Northeast Community College

Norfolk, Nebraska

Northeast Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Nebraska ranking. Norfolk, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts degrees to 41 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our nebraska associate degree liberal arts students list, Northeast has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northeast is $8,749 for nebraska associate degree liberal arts students.

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#7

College of Saint Mary

Omaha, Nebraska
#4 in overall quality

College of Saint Mary came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Nebraska ranking. This small school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 1 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Saint Mary also took the #4 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. It costs about $14,325 for Nebraska Associate Degree Liberal Arts students per year to attend Saint Mary.

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 student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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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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