Nebraska contains four schools that offer finance programs. University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the highest-ranking finance school in NE, has a total student population of 24,100 and is the 840th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 4 finance 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 Metropolitan Community College Area as the lowest recorded at only $6,723/yr.
Finance students from Nebraska schools who go on to become financial managers, finance analysts, financial planners, corporate finance consultants, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 495,180 people working as financial managers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $113,730. Also, Budget analysts make on average $69,240 per year and there are about 60,970 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Nebraska alone, there are 260 employed budget analysts earning an average yearly salary of $58,390. Financial managers in this state earn $105,730/yr and there are 2,250 employed.
Also, within the finance schools in Nebraska, the average student population is 2,686 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1. Aside from finance, 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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