2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in Nebraska

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Social Sciences is the 51st most popular major in the country with 19,742 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,665 and had an average of $22,423 in loans still to pay off.

Across Nebraska, there were 199 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,200 and $44,937 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 88 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,407 and $40,167 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general social sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general social sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for nebraska master’s degree social sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in Nebraska

#1

Bellevue University

Bellevue, Nebraska

#1 in overall quality

$11,385 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$40,222 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellevue University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Bellevue, Nebraska, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 88 degrees to qualified masters’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.

Bellevue University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bellevue University are $11,385, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Bellevue University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Manfred Werner (Tsui).

Featured Political and Social Sciences Schools

Request Info

Southern New Hampshire University You have goals. Southern New Hampshire University can help you get there. Whether you need a bachelor's degree to get into a career or want a master's degree to move up in your current career, SNHU has an online program for you. Find your degree from over 200 online programs ... Learn More >