2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sociology in Nebraska

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Sociology is the 24th most popular major in the country with 37,807 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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.

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

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the sociology 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska

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

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sociology in Nebraska

#1

University of Nebraska at Omaha

Omaha, Nebraska

#1 in overall quality

$16,374 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this fairly large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s sociology students in 2019-2020.

UNOMAHA also made our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska at Omaha are $16,374, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Sociology 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

• *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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