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2023 Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Nebraska

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$10,796 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$77,195 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was ranked 3rd in Nebraska. In fact, 4,167 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Nebraska ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Nebraska to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for education 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. 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 Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska

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

Best Nebraska Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Education

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska - Lincoln the best value school in Nebraska for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNL are $7,751 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UNL is ranked #4 for overall quality for education in Nebraska.

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#2

Doane University

Crete, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Doane University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Doane Crete is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Crete.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Doane Crete are $8,586 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Doane Crete is ranked #5 for overall quality for education in Nebraska.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNOMAHA are $7,752 a year.

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#4

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Creighton University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Creighton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Creighton are $19,096 per year.

Creighton did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list.

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Out of the 5 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Saint Mary landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Omaha, Saint Mary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Saint Mary are $17,638 per year.

Saint Mary not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list.

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Best Value Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 4,776
Minnesota 9,682
Iowa 3,392
South Dakota 1,045
Missouri 7,906
North Dakota 1,291

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832
Student Counseling 13,858
Instructional Media Design 8,695
Teaching English or French 5,791
Other Education 4,858
Teaching Assistants 2,751
Educational Assessment 2,552
Multilingual Education 1,910
Education Philosophy 737
International Education 293

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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 Horadrim.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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