2024 Best Value Colleges for Social Work in Nebraska
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Ranked Colleges
256
Degrees Awarded
$19,100
Avg Net Price*
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Social Work Schools in Nebraska” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 57,401 social work students received their degree, making the major the 9th most popular in the country.
Across Nebraska, there were 256 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools in Nebraska” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in social work. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great social work programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the social work 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Social Work Schools in Nebraska” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Value Social Work Schools in Nebraska
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Work Schools in Nebraska.
Top 3 Best Value Colleges for Social Work in Nebraska
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 Social Work Schools in Nebraska. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this fairly large public school handed out 149 diplomas to qualified ’s social work students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNOMAHA, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Social Work Schools in Nebraska” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha is $13,914 for Nebraska Social Work students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Social Work at University of Nebraska at Omaha
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Kearney. It ranked #2 on our 2024 Best Value Social Work Schools in Nebraska list. UNK is located in Kearney, Nebraska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 ’s social work degrees to qualified students.
UNK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Social Work Schools in Nebraska” list. The estimated yearly cost for UNK is $17,099 for Nebraska Social Work students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Nebraska at Kearney Social Work Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nebraska Wesleyan University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Social Work Schools in Nebraska. NWU is a small school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 26 ’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NWU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Social Work Schools in Nebraska” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Nebraska Wesleyan University is $26,295 for nebraska social work students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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 Social Work at Nebraska Wesleyan University
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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
- *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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