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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$3,353 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,682 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, liberal arts general studies students earned 1,612 degrees and certificates from a Nebraska school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Nebraska to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for liberal arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Colleges.

Best Nebraska Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Liberal Arts General Studies

Our 2023 rankings named Metropolitan Community College the best value school in Nebraska for liberal arts general studies students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Omaha, MCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

MCC undergraduate students pay an average of $3,195 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, liberal arts majors at MCC accumulate an average of around $11,848 in student debt.

MCC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska list.

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Metropolitan Community College Report

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 Liberal Arts General Studies 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.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Community College are $3,192 per year. Liberal Arts majors at Southeast Community College take out an average of $13,990 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Southeast Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska list.

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#3

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

The excellent associate degree programs at Central Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value liberal arts general studies schools in Nebraska. Central Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Island.

Central Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,210 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, liberal arts graduates from Central Community College carry an average student debtload of $9,935.

Central Community College also took the #4 spot in our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska rankings.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northeast Community College is a great value for liberal arts general studies students working on their associate degree. Northeast is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Norfolk.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northeast are $3,750 a year. On average, liberal arts graduates from Northeast take out $11,577 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Northeast also made our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska list, coming in at #3.

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Northeast Community College Report

#5

Mid-Plains Community College

North Platte, NE

The excellent associate degree programs at Mid-Plains Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value liberal arts general studies schools in Nebraska. Mid-Plains Community College is a small public school located in the town of North Platte.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mid-Plains Community College are $3,420 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, liberal arts graduates from Mid-Plains Community College carry an average student debtload of $10,161.

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Mid-Plains Community College Report

Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 8,280
Minnesota 6,264
Kansas 6,339
Iowa 5,966
North Dakota 953
South Dakota 222

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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