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2023 Best Value Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$3,473 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,197 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Construction Trades Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 191 degrees and certificates were awarded to construction trades students who went to a Nebraska college or university. This makes it the #26 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Nebraska to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for construction trades 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska

Check out the construction trades 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 Construction Trades

Our 2023 rankings named Metropolitan Community College the best value school in Nebraska for construction trades students working on their associate degree. MCC is a large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

MCC undergraduate students pay an average of $3,195 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

MCC also made our Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska list, coming in at #1.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the remote town of Norfolk, Northeast is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

Northeast also took the #3 spot in our Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska rankings.

Full Construction Trades at Northeast Community College Report

Best Value Construction Trades Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Construction Trades Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 129
Minnesota 212
Iowa 59
South Dakota 136
Missouri 177
North Dakota 26

Construction Trades Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 23,527
Building Management & Inspection 4,511
Carpentry 3,273
Plumbing & Water Supply 2,617
Construction 1,435
Masonry 274
Other Construction 157

Majors Similar to Construction Trades

Related Major Annual Graduates
Personal & Culinary Services 130,328
Mechanic & Repair Technologies 96,336
Precision Production 52,913
Transportation & Materials Moving 29,084

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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