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Considering a degree in Economics?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Economics majors who live in Nebraska.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Economics degrees for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of Nebraska.
Note: Net price is the actual cost of college paid after factoring in financial aid.The net prices displayed in these rankings are College Raptor's estimates.
“Typical” middle class family values used in the Net Price estimates on this page are:
| Rank | Institution | Typical Net Price | Sticker Price | % Savings | Undergraduates | Est. Median SAT | Acceptance Rate | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brigham Young University | 8000 | 22000 | 0.6362 | 34,354 | 1374 | 0.6862 | |
| 2 | Cornell University | 11500 | 93100 | 0.8767 | 16,138 | 1528 | 0.0838 | |
| 2 | Idaho State University | 11500 | 27000 | 0.5733 | 10,834 | 0 | 0.8396 | |
| 4 | Trinity University | 13600 | 69600 | 0.805 | 2,423 | 1408 | 0.2488 | |
| 5 | Utah State University | 13800 | 20800 | 0.3369 | 26,629 | 1168 | 0.9212 | |
| 6 | Brown University | 13900 | 94000 | 0.8521 | 7,951 | 1500 | 0.0634 | |
| 7 | Wayne State College | 14400 | 19400 | 0.255 | 3,886 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Chadron State College | 14700 | 24500 | 0.4017 | 1,691 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | University of Nebraska at Kearney | 15000 | 22500 | 0.3318 | 4,056 | 1090 | 0.4151 | |
| 10 | Northeastern University | 15200 | 89900 | 0.8309 | 22,456 | 1481 | 0.0562 | |
| 11 | Western Michigan University | 15500 | 31200 | 0.5027 | 13,714 | 1089 | 0.9121 | |
| 12 | University of Nebraska at Omaha | 16400 | 23400 | 0.2996 | 11,756 | 1124 | 0.8727 | |
| 13 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 18200 | 26300 | 0.3078 | 19,787 | 1197 | 0.8807 | |
| 14 | Central Washington University | 18500 | 22700 | 0.1848 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 15 | Madonna University | 19200 | 49200 | 0.6101 | 1,919 | 925 | 0.6757 | |
| 16 | Carson-Newman University | 19400 | 51900 | 0.6264 | 1,912 | 1075 | 0.6381 | |
| 17 | SUNY Oneonta | 19600 | 29300 | 0.331 | 4,815 | 1090 | 0.7696 | |
| 18 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 20100 | 39900 | 0.4965 | 5,196 | 1050 | 0.8422 | |
| 19 | North Dakota State University | 20800 | 25700 | 0.1902 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 20 | South Dakota State University | 21900 | 25200 | 0.1305 | 10,883 | 1115 | 0.9618 | |
| 21 | Langston University | 22700 | 43100 | 0.4728 | 1,742 | 902 | 0 | |
| 22 | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 23000 | 29000 | 0.2067 | 7,753 | 1140 | 0.9245 | |
| 23 | Houghton University | 23200 | 44300 | 0.4763 | 958 | 1277 | 0.89 | |
| 24 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 23800 | 34400 | 0.3081 | 15,273 | 1115 | 0.8089 | |
| 25 | Calvin University | 24000 | 53500 | 0.5513 | 3,359 | 1232 | 0.6791 | |
| 26 | Eastern Kentucky University | 24900 | 38400 | 0.3519 | 13,448 | 1075 | 0.9683 | |
| 27 | University of Dayton | 25400 | 64200 | 0.6045 | 7,252 | 1319 | 0.6659 | |
| 27 | University of St Thomas | 25400 | 50900 | 0.5012 | 3,466 | 1095 | 0.8355 | |
| 29 | Southeast Missouri State University | 25800 | 28600 | 0.0974 | 7,926 | 1070 | 0.6897 | |
| 30 | Messiah University | 25900 | 54300 | 0.5228 | 2,722 | 1266 | 0.8107 | |
| 30 | Seattle Pacific University | 25900 | 70000 | 0.63 | 1,657 | 1174 | 0.9301 | |
| 32 | University of Idaho | 26700 | 45200 | 0.4089 | 9,656 | 1104 | 0.7476 | |
| 33 | Western Kentucky University | 26800 | 41800 | 0.3588 | 13,732 | 1090 | 0.9145 | |
| 34 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 27700 | 30000 | 0.0763 | 6,227 | 1184 | 0.9171 | |
| 35 | Huntington University | 29300 | 44300 | 0.3384 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 36 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 30500 | 32800 | 0.0697 | 13,433 | 1145 | 0.8844 | |
| 37 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 32100 | 36700 | 0.1252 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 38 | State University of New York at Oswego | 32800 | 40200 | 0.1841 | 5,293 | 1179 | 0.7989 | |
| 39 | Illinois Institute of Technology | 33200 | 75200 | 0.5587 | 3,190 | 1317 | 0.6187 | |
| 39 | Liberty University | 33200 | 44600 | 0.2556 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 41 | Cleveland State University | 33500 | 37300 | 0.1019 | 9,418 | 1069 | 0.913 | |
| 41 | Harding University | 33500 | 47800 | 0.299 | 3,536 | 1184 | 0.7052 | |
| 43 | University of St Thomas | 34200 | 70300 | 0.5138 | 6,270 | 1299 | 0.8548 | |
| 44 | University of Vermont | 34500 | 66300 | 0.4799 | 12,159 | 1372 | 0.7304 | |
| 45 | Virginia State University | 36000 | 42200 | 0.147 | 5,124 | 955 | 0.8863 | |
| 46 | East Carolina University | 36900 | 42700 | 0.1356 | 21,693 | 1065 | 0.9003 | |
| 47 | University of Central Arkansas | 38000 | 40200 | 0.0569 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 48 | Seton Hall University | 38200 | 67400 | 0.433 | 6,178 | 1328 | 0.6915 | |
| 49 | Baldwin Wallace University | 39100 | 66100 | 0.4086 | 2,532 | 1210 | 0.7739 | |
| 50 | University of California-Los Angeles | 40400 | 81800 | 0.5061 | 33,534 | 1399 | 0.0941 | |
| 51 | Tulane University of Louisiana | 48300 | 91400 | 0.4717 | 6,839 | 1469 | 0.1446 | |
| 52 | University of Kentucky | 49000 | 58000 | 0.1555 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 53 | University of Georgia | 49700 | 51600 | 0.0368 | 32,824 | 1348 | 0.3425 | |
| 54 | Point Loma Nazarene University | 56500 | 68600 | 0.1762 | 3,340 | 1263 | 0.8278 | |
| 55 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 58200 | 64100 | 0.092 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 56 | Covenant College | 70000 | 86300 | 0.1888 | 1,225 | 1277 | 0.7456 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.