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2023 Best Value Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices

6 Schools Ranked
$7,350 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$18,294 Avg Student Debt*

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Nebraska to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

Top Value Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Central Community College

Grand Island, Nebraska
597 Total Awards
$4,590 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Central Community College the best value school in Nebraska for students working on their undergraduate certificate. Central Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Grand Island, Nebraska. It awarded 597 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Central Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,590 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $10,103 in student loans.

Online courses are available at Central Community College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 69% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Central Community College also made our Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list, coming in at #2.

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#2

Southeast Community College Area

Lincoln, Nebraska
181 Total Awards
$3,780 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southeast Community College Area is a great place for students working on their undergraduate certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. This medium-sized public school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 181 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Southeast Community College are $3,780 a year. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from this school accumulate an average of $16,570 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Southeast Community College. In fact, around 42% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Southeast Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list.

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225 Total Awards
$4,680 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Metropolitan Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list. Metropolitan Community College is a fairly large public school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 225 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.

MCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,680 in tuition and fees each year.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since MCC does offer online classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 68% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

MCC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list.

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#4

Northeast Community College

Norfolk, Nebraska
110 Total Awards
$5,010 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northeast Community College is a great place for students working on their undergraduate certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. Located in Norfolk, Nebraska, the medium-sized public school handed out 110 undergraduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northeast are $5,010 per year. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from this school accumulate an average of $9,413 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

Northeast does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 35% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Northeast is ranked #4 for overall quality in Nebraska.

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#5

Mid-Plains Community College

North Platte, Nebraska
93 Total Awards
$4,320 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Mid-Plains Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value schools in Nebraska. Mid-Plains Community College is a public institution located in North Platte, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 93 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Mid-Plains Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,320 in tuition and fees each year.

Online courses are available at Mid-Plains Community College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 60% took at least some of their classes online.

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82 Total Awards
$21,718 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate programs. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, the fairly large public school handed out 82 undergraduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNOMAHA are $21,718 per year. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $24,835 in loans while pursuing their degree.

UNOMAHA does offer online classes for certain degree levels. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 86% took at least some of their classes online.

UNOMAHA not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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