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Best Value Construction Trades Schools in Nebraska

2023 Best Value Construction Trades Schools in Nebraska

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$3,473 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,317 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Construction Trades 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.

The Best Value Construction Trades Schools in Nebraska ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Nebraska to see which ones offered the best value programs for construction trades students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

Best Nebraska Schools for Affordable Quality in Construction Trades

$3,750 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Northeast Community College the best value school in Nebraska for construction trades students. Located in the remote town of Norfolk, Northeast is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northeast are $3,750 per year. The average amount in student loans that construction trades majors at Northeast take out is $12,000.

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$3,195 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. MCC is a large public school located in the city of Omaha.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MCC are $3,195 a year. While working on their degree, construction trades majors at MCC accumulate an average of around $15,222 in student debt.

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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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