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2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$3,337 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,404 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, computer and information sciences students earned 1,395 degrees and certificates from a Nebraska school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Nebraska to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for computer and information sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska

Check out the computer and information sciences associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Nebraska Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Computer & Information Sciences

Our analysis found Metropolitan Community College to be the best value school for computer and information sciences students who want to pursue a associate degree in Nebraska. Located in the large city of Omaha, MCC is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $3,195 per year.

MCC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southeast Community College Area. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southeast Community College are $3,192 a year.

Southeast Community College also made our Best Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska list, coming in at #2.

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#3

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Central Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Grand Island.

Central Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,210 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Central Community College is ranked #4 for overall quality for computer and information sciences in Nebraska.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at Central Community College Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeast Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Northeast is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Norfolk.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northeast are $3,750 per year.

Northeast also took the #3 spot in our Best Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska rankings.

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Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,206
Minnesota 3,852
Iowa 1,713
South Dakota 615
Missouri 3,607
North Dakota 314

Computer & Information Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336
Computer Programming 11,939
Computer Systems Analysis 2,338
Data Processing 1,955
Other Computer & Information Sciences 1,755
Data Entry 552

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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 Almonroth.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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