2023 Most Focused Colleges for Natural Sciences in Nebraska

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in Nebraska” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Natural Sciences is the 345th most popular major in the country with 2,214 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Nebraska, there were 6 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in Nebraska” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in natural sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their natural sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The natural sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in Nebraska”.

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Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in Nebraska

The colleges and universities below are the best for nebraska natural sciences students.

Top 2 Most Focused Colleges for Natural Sciences in Nebraska

1

York College
York, Nebraska

$26,695 Average Early-Career Earnings

$27,000 Average Student Debt

Out of the 2 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, York College landed the #1 spot on the list. York College is a small school located in York, Nebraska that handed out 1 ’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Natural Sciences at York College

2

University of Nebraska at Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska

#5 overall quality in Nebraska

$43,015 Average Early-Career Earnings

$22,588 Average Student Debt

Out of the 2 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #2 spot on the list. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 5 ’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.

Read more about Natural Sciences at UNOMAHA

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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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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