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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Nebraska

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$4,692 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,458 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Nebraska ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Nebraska to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in Nebraska

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

Best Nebraska Schools for Affordable Quality in Liberal Arts General Studies

$3,195 Average Tuition & Fees

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MCC are $3,195 a year. On average, liberal arts graduates from MCC take out $9,053 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$3,192 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southeast Community College Area is a great value for liberal arts general studies students. Located in the large city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Community College are $3,192 per year. After completing their degree, liberal arts graduates from Southeast Community College carry an average student debtload of $11,000.

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#3

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE
$3,210 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Central Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Grand Island.

Central Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,210 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, liberal arts majors at Central Community College accumulate an average of around $8,466 in student debt.

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$3,750 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Northeast Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best liberal arts general studies schools in Nebraska. Northeast is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Norfolk.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northeast are $3,750 a year. The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at Northeast take out is $9,500.

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#5

Mid-Plains Community College

North Platte, NE
$3,420 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Mid-Plains Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. 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. On average, liberal arts graduates from Mid-Plains Community College take out $8,817 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$8,136 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, University of Nebraska at Omaha did quite well on this year’s best value schools for liberal arts general studies students. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNOMAHA are $8,136 a year. The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at UNOMAHA take out is $27,000. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $132.

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$7,940 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, University of Nebraska at Kearney did quite well on this year’s best value schools for liberal arts general studies students. Located in the distant town of Kearney, UNK is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNK are $7,940 a year.

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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 7 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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