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2023 Most Popular General Education Schools in Nebraska

8 Colleges
$52,167 Avg Salary
$26,333 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Education School for You

General Education is the #95 most popular major in Nebraska with 59 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular General Education Schools in Nebraska ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Nebraska to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.

Check out the education programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Nebraska.

#1

Midland University

Fremont, NE

Our analysis found Midland University to be the most popular school for general education students who want to pursue a degree in Nebraska. Located in the town of Fremont, Midland U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Education majors at Midland U take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

Read full report on General Education at Midland University

Out of the 8 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Bryan College of Health Sciences landed the # 2 spot on the list. Bryan College of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Lincoln.

Full General Education at Bryan College of Health Sciences Report

#3

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellevue University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Schools in Nebraska list. Bellevue University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bellevue.

The average amount in student loans that education majors at Bellevue University take out is $25,000.

Read full report on General Education at Bellevue University

#4

York College

York, NE

Out of the 8 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, York College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of York, York College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Peru State College

Peru, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Peru State College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the rural area of Peru, Peru State is a public college with a small student population.

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Northeast Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Schools in Nebraska ranking. Located in the remote town of Norfolk, Northeast is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Little Priest Tribal College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general education students. It came in at #7 on the list. Little Priest Tribal College is a small public school located in the rural area of Winnebago.

Read full report on General Education at Little Priest Tribal College

Concordia University, Nebraska did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general education students. It came in at #7 on the list. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Seward.

Read full report on General Education at Concordia University, Nebraska

Best General Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

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

General Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

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 8 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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