2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sociology in Nebraska (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 37,807 people earned their degree in sociology, making the major the 24th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, sociology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,727 and had an average of $23,622 in loans still to pay off.

Across Nebraska, there were 131 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,633 and $24,624 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 6 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,407 and $40,167 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in sociology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality sociology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the sociology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sociology in Nebraska (With Aid)

#1

University of Nebraska at Omaha

Omaha, Nebraska

#1 in overall quality

$16,374 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Getting Aid. University of Nebraska at Omaha is a public institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNOMAHA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska at Omaha are $16,374.

Full University of Nebraska at Omaha Sociology Report

#2

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska

$19,513 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Getting Aid. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s sociology degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UNL also took the #0 spot in our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UNL Sociology Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sociology in the Plains States Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sociology (With Aid)

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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