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NE · 40 COVERED COLLEGES

College ROI in Nebraska

See the strongest eligible ROI and value signals, then browse every covered college located in the state.

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16Colleges with a publishable ROI scenario
$55,783Median observed year-5 earnings
$18,327Median annual net price
−62%Median modeled 10-year ROI
STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024

Nebraska's everyday prices are 9.9% below the U.S. average

This statewide BEA benchmark helps put college budgets in context. It is not tuition, a campus-specific cost estimate or an input to our ROI rankings.

Overall prices
90.1
Housing
75.2
Utilities
75.6
U.S. average = 100
TOP 10 · ECONOMIC ROI

Best estimated 10-year return

16 colleges meet the consistent ROI screen.

1Clarkson CollegeOmaha · Private nonprofit+9%2Bellevue UniversityBellevue · Private nonprofit−3%3Creighton UniversityOmaha · Private nonprofit−6%4Bryan College of Health SciencesLincoln · Private nonprofit−7%5Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied HealthOmaha · Private nonprofit−11%6University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln · Public−42%7University of Nebraska at OmahaOmaha · Public−48%8Nebraska Wesleyan UniversityLincoln · Private nonprofit−53%9University of Nebraska at KearneyKearney · Public−62%10Doane UniversityCrete · Private nonprofit−62%
TOP 10 · VALUE

Most earnings per price dollar

Observed five-year earnings divided by annual average net price.

1Peru State CollegePeru · Public4.3×2University of Nebraska at OmahaOmaha · Public4.3×3Chadron State CollegeChadron · Public4.0×4Bellevue UniversityBellevue · Private nonprofit3.9×5Clarkson CollegeOmaha · Private nonprofit3.8×6University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln · Public3.4×7University of Nebraska at KearneyKearney · Public3.3×8Wayne State CollegeWayne · Public3.2×9Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied HealthOmaha · Private nonprofit3.1×10Nebraska Wesleyan UniversityLincoln · Private nonprofit3.1×
LOW DEBT · SOLID COMPLETION

Where completer borrowers leave with less federal debt

Limited to currently operating colleges with at least 500 students and a completion rate at or above the Nebraska median among debt-reporting colleges.

1Mid-Plains Community CollegeNorth Platte · Public$9,995median federal debt54%college completion2Northeast Community CollegeNorfolk · Public$11,000median federal debt56%college completion3Chadron State CollegeChadron · Public$18,875median federal debt50%college completion4Wayne State CollegeWayne · Public$19,000median federal debt52%college completion5University of Nebraska at KearneyKearney · Public$19,500median federal debt58%college completion6University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln · Public$21,000median federal debt67%college completion7Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied HealthOmaha · Private nonprofit$23,417median federal debt60%college completion8Bryan College of Health SciencesLincoln · Private nonprofit$24,985median federal debt70%college completion9Creighton UniversityOmaha · Private nonprofit$25,000median federal debt83%college completion10Doane UniversityCrete · Private nonprofit$25,000median federal debt57%college completion
Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. This view does not rank ROI or guarantee affordability.
ALL COLLEGES IN NE

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40 matching colleges · page 1 of 2

CollegeEarningsNet priceFederal debt10-year ROI
Clarkson CollegeOmaha · Private nonprofit$72,890$19,241$23,716+9%Bellevue UniversityBellevue · Private nonprofit$69,179$17,550$20,000−3%Creighton UniversityOmaha · Private nonprofit$73,708$31,568$25,000−6%Bryan College of Health SciencesLincoln · Private nonprofit$71,823$26,919$24,985−7%Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied HealthOmaha · Private nonprofit$68,740$21,863$23,417−11%College of Saint MaryOmaha · Private nonprofit$62,966$16,590$24,250−27%Union Adventist UniversityLincoln · Private nonprofit$61,829$23,716$27,000−39%Nebraska College of Technical AgricultureCurtis · Public$59,589$14,639$21,000−39%University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln · Public$59,589$17,747$21,000−42%University of Nebraska at OmahaOmaha · Public$57,182$13,441$19,000−48%Nebraska Wesleyan UniversityLincoln · Private nonprofit$56,972$18,327$26,970−53%University of Nebraska at KearneyKearney · Public$54,319$16,242$19,500−62%Doane UniversityCrete · Private nonprofit$55,783$26,364$25,000−62%Hastings CollegeHastings · Private nonprofit$52,906$24,452$27,000−72%Midland UniversityFremont · Private nonprofit$52,500$26,267$26,134−74%Chadron State CollegeChadron · Public$50,389$12,549$18,875−77%Peru State CollegePeru · Public$50,192$11,632$21,875−77%Southeast Community College AreaLincoln · Public$49,900$9,171$11,000−77%Concordia University-NebraskaSeward · Private nonprofit$50,584$23,965$25,750−80%Metropolitan Community College AreaOmaha · Public$48,748$4,982$8,217−81%Wayne State CollegeWayne · Public$48,470$15,360$19,000−86%York UniversityYork · Private nonprofit$48,138$20,951$21,500−88%Northeast Community CollegeNorfolk · Public$46,627$8,544$11,000−92%Central Community CollegeGrand Island · Public$45,122$7,024$7,992−99%Western Nebraska Community CollegeScottsbluff · Public$44,387$5,474$9,000−103%

The directory includes every College Scorecard institution assigned to Nebraska, including online-only colleges at their federal administrative location and historical records marked as not currently operating. Online-only colleges are labeled and excluded from state top-10 lists because their students are not confined to that state. “Not available” means a required federal value was missing or suppressed. Top-10 ROI eligibility requires current operating status, a reported bachelor’s-level program, at least 500 students, observed earnings and average net price of at least $1,000.