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2023 Best Value General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$17,619 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,282 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education Bachelor's Degree School for You

General Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Nebraska. With 59 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 8th out of all the majors we track in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Nebraska to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for education students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Nebraska Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in General Education

#1

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Our 2023 rankings named Bellevue University the best value school in Nebraska for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Bellevue University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,310 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, education graduates from Bellevue University carry an average student debtload of $26,108.

Read full report on General Education at Bellevue University

#2

Peru State College

Peru, NE

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Peru State College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general education schools in Nebraska. Peru State is a small public school located in the rural area of Peru.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Peru State are $7,800 per year.

Full General Education at Peru State College Report

#3

Midland University

Fremont, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midland University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Midland U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Fremont.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Midland U are $36,746 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, education graduates from Midland U carry an average student debtload of $27,656.

Full General Education at Midland University Report

Best Value General Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value General Education Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 493
Kansas 373
Minnesota 2,028
Iowa 226
South Dakota 88
North Dakota 24

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Education Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Education 29,810

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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