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2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$26,744 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,885 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Political Science & Government Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 222 degrees and certificates were awarded to political science and government students who went to a Nebraska college or university. This makes it the #34 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Political Science & Government Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Nebraska to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for political science 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 Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Political Science & Government Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best Nebraska Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Political Science & Government

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska at Omaha the best value school in Nebraska for political science and government students working on their bachelor’s degree. UNOMAHA is a fairly 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, political science graduates from UNOMAHA take out $24,584 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at University of Nebraska at Omaha

Out of the 5 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNL are $9,590 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, political science majors at UNL accumulate an average of around $22,376 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $245.

UNL did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

#3

Hastings College

Hastings, NE

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hastings College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the distant town of Hastings, Hastings is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Hastings are $33,590 a year.

Full Political Science & Government at Hastings College Report

#4

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Out of the 5 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Creighton University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Creighton are $44,524 per year.

Creighton did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list.

Full Political Science & Government at Creighton University Report

#5

Doane University

Crete, NE

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Doane University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value political science and government schools in Nebraska. Doane Crete is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Crete.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Doane Crete are $37,880 a year.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at Doane University

Best Value Political Science & Government Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 574
Minnesota 685
Kansas 270
Iowa 406
North Dakota 55
South Dakota 71

Political Science & Government is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 49,055
Sociology 38,475
General Social Sciences 18,997
International Relations & National Security 14,306
Anthropology 11,415

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 UKWiki at English Wikipedia.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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