University of Nebraska at Omaha

Omaha, Nebraska · Public

Of 52 assessed programs, 51 leave graduates out-earning a typical Nebraska high-school graduate (about $36,976/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 114 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$10,534
$30k to $48k	$10,614
$48k to $75k	$12,324
$75k to $110k	$15,540
$110k and up	$19,466
All families (average)	$13,441

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

52 of 166 programs could be assessed 31% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Nebraska high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$55,947	+$18,971	clears the bar	$19,852	1.0 yrs	399
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$57,957	+$20,981	clears the bar	$19,688	0.9 yrs	221
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$114,582	+$77,606	clears the bar	$28,617	0.4 yrs	175
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$48,486	+$11,510	clears the bar	$20,500	1.8 yrs	160
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$50,826	+$13,850	clears the bar	$19,378	1.4 yrs	149
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$62,982	+$26,006	clears the bar	$17,239	0.7 yrs	121
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$58,846	+$21,870	clears the bar	$17,289	0.8 yrs	91
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$68,065	+$31,089	clears the bar	$18,500	0.6 yrs	87
Social Work	Master's Degree	$60,739	+$23,763	clears the bar	$30,544	1.3 yrs	85
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$107,248	+$70,272	clears the bar	$21,500	0.3 yrs	84
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$44,386	+$7,410	clears the bar	$23,500	3.2 yrs	71
Special Education	Master's Degree	$58,383	+$21,407	clears the bar	$21,333	1.0 yrs	60
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$52,331	+$15,355	clears the bar	$20,250	1.3 yrs	52
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$58,250	+$21,274	clears the bar	$19,550	0.9 yrs	50
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$55,390	+$18,414	clears the bar	$40,362	2.2 yrs	46
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$50,169	+$13,193	clears the bar	$16,750	1.3 yrs	45
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$65,245	+$28,269	clears the bar	$25,000	0.9 yrs	44
Homeland Security	Bachelor's Degree	$64,061	+$27,085	clears the bar	$20,060	0.7 yrs	40
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$54,228	+$17,252	clears the bar	$19,100	1.1 yrs	40
Information Science	Master's Degree	$118,446	+$81,470	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	39
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$114,504	+$77,528	clears the bar	$12,500	0.2 yrs	39
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$56,027	+$19,051	clears the bar	$19,098	1.0 yrs	39
Computer and Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$83,720	+$46,744	clears the bar	$19,250	0.4 yrs	38
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$82,883	+$45,907	clears the bar	$19,500	0.4 yrs	36
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$75,913	+$38,937	clears the bar	$28,276	0.7 yrs	36
Air Transportation	Bachelor's Degree	$75,314	+$38,338	clears the bar	$21,000	0.5 yrs	36
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$61,220	+$24,244	clears the bar	$17,936	0.7 yrs	34
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	$68,898	+$31,922	clears the bar	$39,068	1.2 yrs	32
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$44,945	+$7,969	clears the bar	$18,797	2.4 yrs	31
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	$55,043	+$18,067	clears the bar	$15,449	0.9 yrs	30
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$55,665	+$18,689	clears the bar	$21,500	1.2 yrs	28
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$42,768	+$5,792	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	$46,595	+$9,619	clears the bar	$12,250	1.3 yrs	27
History	Bachelor's Degree	$44,068	+$7,092	clears the bar	$18,831	2.7 yrs	27
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$47,763	+$10,787	clears the bar	$22,691	2.1 yrs	26
English	Bachelor's Degree	$48,296	+$11,320	clears the bar	$17,625	1.6 yrs	25
Library Science and Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$25,054 1-year earnings	-$11,922	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Accounting	Master's Degree	$95,194	+$58,218	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$48,942	+$11,966	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$62,003 1-year earnings	+$25,027	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$37,986	+$1,010	clears the bar	$24,482	24.2 yrs	16
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$42,209 1-year earnings	+$5,233	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$96,710	+$59,734	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$59,904	+$22,928	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Political Science	Master's Degree	$60,055 1-year earnings	+$23,079	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	$86,171 1-year earnings	+$49,195	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$60,488	+$23,512	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Computer Systems Analysis	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$118,836	+$81,860	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Architectural Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$84,938	+$47,962	clears the bar	$18,722	0.4 yrs	insufficient data
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$78,663	+$41,687	clears the bar	$22,000	0.5 yrs	insufficient data
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$92,565	+$55,589	clears the bar	$25,091	0.5 yrs	insufficient data
Construction Management	Bachelor's Degree	$95,682	+$58,706	clears the bar	$21,150	0.4 yrs	insufficient data
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	114
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	66
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	64
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Biotechnology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Gerontology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Homeland Security	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Real Estate	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Interdisciplinary Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Public Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Information Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Natural Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Public Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Music	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Gerontology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Gerontology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Urban Studies/Affairs	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Social Work	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
IT Administration and Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Political Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Computer and Information Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Computer and Information Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Mathematics and Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
International Relations	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Sociology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Human Resources	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Computer Systems Analysis	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Computer Software and Media Applications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Geography and Cartography	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Biology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Mathematics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Gerontology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Criminal Justice	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Economics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Geography and Cartography	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Real Estate	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
History	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
International/Globalization Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Urban Studies/Affairs	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Theatre	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Information Science	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
IT Administration and Management	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Construction Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
English	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($36,976/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.