Economics is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #19 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Nebraska to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of economics. Combined, these schools handed out 111 degrees in economics to qualified students.
Your choice of economics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for economics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The economics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Economics Schools in Nebraska.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the economics degree levels they offer.
Creighton University is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in economics. Creighton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Omaha. A Best Colleges rank of #105 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Creighton is a great university overall.
There were about 47 economics students who graduated with this degree at Creighton in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the economics program report average early career income of $47,149.
Every student who is interested in economics has to check out University of Nebraska - Lincoln. UNL is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Lincoln. A Best Colleges rank of #138 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNL is a great university overall.
There were roughly 28 economics students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the economics program state that they receive average early career earnings of $44,084.
University of Nebraska at Omaha is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in economics. Located in the city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were approximately 25 economics students who graduated with this degree at UNOMAHA in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in economics has to look into Doane University. Located in the distant town of Crete, Doane Crete is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 19th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were approximately 5 economics students who graduated with this degree at Doane Crete in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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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Your choice of economics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for economics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
