2027 Best Value Criminal Justice & Police Science Schools in Nebraska
[Criminal Justice & Police Science](/majors/protective-security-safety-services/criminal-justice-and-corrections/criminal-justice-and-police-science/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for criminal justice & police science students.
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2027 Best Value Criminal Justice & Police Science Schools in Nebraska
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in criminal justice & police science, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Criminal Justice & Police Science Schools
Northeast Community College earned the #1 spot for value among criminal justice & police science schools in Nebraska. Located in the town of Norfolk, Northeast Community College is a moderately-sized public university. Students from in state pay about $3,840 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $5,130. Criminal Justice & Police Science graduates carry a median of $9,000 in student loans. Criminal Justice & Police Science graduates of Northeast Community College earn a median of $33,064 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $9,000 median debt.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Midland University earned it the #2 place for criminal justice & police science. Set in the town of Fremont, Midland University is a small private not-for-profit institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $42,050. Students borrow a median of $27,000 to complete the criminal justice & police science program here. Soon after graduation, criminal justice & police science degree recipients from Midland University generally make around $41,149. Set against $27,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Midland University admits about 66% of applicants.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published 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 · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools 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).
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