Nebraska contains nineteen schools that offer broadcasting programs. University of Nebraska at Kearney, the highest-ranking broadcasting school in NE, has a total student population of 6,650 and is the 171st highest ranked school in America.
Of the 19 broadcasting schools in Nebraska, only 3 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Creighton University comes out as the most expensive ($25,370/yr), with Southeast Community College Area as the lowest recorded at only $5,555/yr.
Broadcasting students from Nebraska schools who go on to become broadcast technicians, reporters, news reporters, news anchors, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 31,220 people working as broadcast technicians alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $38,330. Also, Broadcast news analysts make on average $67,990 per year and there are about 5,820 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Nebraska alone, there are 80 employed broadcast news analysts earning an average yearly salary of $45,500. Broadcast technicians in this state earn $38,890/yr and there are 200 employed.
Also, within the broadcasting schools in Nebraska, the average student population is 2,686 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1. Aside from broadcasting, there are 1891 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,500 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $3,844, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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