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2023 Best Value Social Work Schools in Nebraska

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$18,137 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,799 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Work School for You

With 262 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, social work is the #26 most popular major in Nebraska.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

The Best Value Social Work Schools in Nebraska ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Nebraska to see which ones offered the best value programs for social work students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Social Work Schools in Nebraska

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Social Work Colleges.

Best Nebraska Schools for Affordable Quality in Social Work

$7,940 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska at Kearney the best value school in Nebraska for social work students. UNK is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Kearney.

UNK undergraduate students pay an average of $7,940 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, social work majors at UNK accumulate an average of around $26,750 in student debt.

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$8,136 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNOMAHA are $8,136 a year. On average, social work graduates from UNOMAHA take out $20,361 in student loans while working on their degree.

Read full report on Social Work at University of Nebraska at Omaha

$38,334 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Nebraska Wesleyan University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lincoln, NWU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NWU are $38,334 per year. The average amount in student loans that social work majors at NWU take out is $29,750.

NWU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Social Work Schools in Nebraska list.

Full Social Work at Nebraska Wesleyan University Report

Best Value Social Work Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 924
Minnesota 2,131
Kansas 623
Iowa 553
North Dakota 258
South Dakota 20

One of 5 majors within the area of study, social work has other similar majors worth exploring.

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

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 Army Medicine.

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