Nebraska Schools and Colleges

With obvious avenues into employment in management, finance, marketing, analytics, and entrepreneurship, Nebraska’s business school is thriving and expanding. An projected 2,541 business-related degrees were conferred by Nebraska colleges and universities in 2023; the University of Nebraska Lincoln alone issued 741 degrees, indicating a consistent climb in completions in recent years due to the growing demand for business skills.
Marketing, management, and general business continue to be among the most popular majors in the state. The fact that 376 general business/commerce graduates from Nebraska had average early-career earnings of about $48,000 and average student debt of about $24,700 highlights the importance and accessibility of business degrees in the state.

The University of Nebraska’s flagship business program recently ranked #30 among U.S. public undergraduate business programs and #53 nationally in U.S. News & World Report, highlighting the quality of business education available in the state. Freshman enrollment in business at that institution reached a record 975 students, part of a broader total of 4,534 enrolled across undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral business programs.