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2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in Nebraska

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$20,120 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,730 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service School for You

Public Administration & Social Service is the #15 most popular major in Nebraska with 490 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in Nebraska ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Nebraska to see which programs offered the best value experiences for public administration and social service students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools in Nebraska

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Colleges.

Best Nebraska Schools for Affordable Quality in Public & Social Service

$7,940 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska at Kearney the best value school in Nebraska for public administration and social service students. Located in the distant town of Kearney, UNK is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNK are $7,940 a year. The average amount in student loans that public administration and social service majors at UNK take out is $26,750.

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$8,136 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Nebraska at Omaha helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in Nebraska. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the city of Omaha.

UNOMAHA undergraduate students pay an average of $8,136 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, public administration and social service graduates from UNOMAHA take out $20,361 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#3

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE
$8,310 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Bellevue University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in Nebraska. Located in the large suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Bellevue University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,310 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, public administration and social service majors at Bellevue University accumulate an average of around $10,800 in student debt.

Bellevue University also made our Best Public & Social Service Schools in Nebraska list, coming in at #1.

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$38,334 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Nebraska Wesleyan University landed the # 4 spot on the list. NWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lincoln.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NWU are $38,334 per year. On average, public administration and social service graduates from NWU take out $29,750 in student loans while working on their degree.

NWU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Public & Social Service Schools in Nebraska list.

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#5

Doane University

Crete, NE
$37,880 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Doane University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in Nebraska list. Doane Crete is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Crete.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Doane Crete are $37,880 per year. After completing their degree, public administration and social service graduates from Doane Crete carry an average student debtload of $38,481.

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Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 791
Minnesota 3,576
Iowa 832
South Dakota 143
Missouri 1,624
North Dakota 321

Public Administration & Social Service Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 58,326
Public Administration 16,905
Human Services 13,238
Public Policy 6,430
Community Organization & Advocacy 3,096
Other Public Administration 588

Related Major Annual Graduates
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 142,610
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 73,813
Legal Professions 61,055
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 4,477

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 University of the Fraser Valley.

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