University of Nebraska-Lincoln
University of Nebraska-Lincoln is a public college in Lincoln, NE. Its average net price is $16,214 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $11,449 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $11,572 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $12,551 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $17,140 |
| $110,001 and up | $21,693 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $51,341 |
| 8 years after entry | $57,978 |
| 10 years after entry | $61,819 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $61,436 Small program - rough guide n=71 | $16,987 n=110 |
| Agricultural Business | $57,374 Small program - rough guide n=99 | $16,794 Small program - rough guide n=66 |
| Agricultural Engineering | $71,049 National median for this major n=1,014 | Not published |
| Agricultural Mechanization | $61,751 Small program - rough guide n=35 | Not published |
| Agricultural Public Services | $45,991 National median for this major n=576 | Not published |
| Agricultural and Food Products Processing | $71,841 National median for this major n=69 | Not published |
| Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other | $51,245 National median for this major n=394 | Not published |
| Agriculture, General | $43,778 National median for this major n=2,007 | Not published |
| Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs | $33,068 National median for this major n=336 | Not published |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $69,634 National median for this major n=9,921 | Not published |
| Animal Sciences | $44,305 n=109 | $20,890 Small program - rough guide n=84 |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Apparel and Textiles | $44,102 National median for this major n=2,810 | Not published |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services | $48,512 National median for this major n=408 | Not published |
| Architectural Engineering | $76,844 National median for this major n=770 | Not published |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | $58,941 National median for this major n=2,238 | $24,596 Small program - rough guide n=65 |
| Architecture | $55,143 National median for this major n=3,112 | Not published |
| Area Studies | $38,972 National median for this major n=3,356 | Not published |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | $44,128 National median for this major n=605 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $31,982 Small program - rough guide n=55 | $16,185 Small program - rough guide n=72 |
| Biological/Biosystems Engineering | $64,721 Small program - rough guide n=37 | $18,026 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Biology | $35,571 Small program - rough guide n=77 | $22,500 n=131 |
| Botany/Plant Biology | $36,829 National median for this major n=278 | Not published |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $53,922 n=290 | $21,500 n=310 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | $55,714 Small program - rough guide n=39 | Not published |
| Chemical Engineering | $80,826 National median for this major n=8,603 | Not published |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Civil Engineering | $68,944 Small program - rough guide n=49 | $19,089 Small program - rough guide n=50 |
| Classical and Ancient Studies | $33,774 National median for this major n=168 | Not published |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $33,198 National median for this major n=732 | Not published |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $32,846 National median for this major n=5,303 | $21,000 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Communications | $43,132 Small program - rough guide n=37 | $19,825 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Computer Engineering | $86,967 Small program - rough guide n=75 | $24,349 Small program - rough guide n=44 |
| Computer Science | $78,404 Small program - rough guide n=76 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $80,182 National median for this major n=35,263 | $18,750 Small program - rough guide n=77 |
| Construction Engineering | $78,954 National median for this major n=809 | Not published |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | $74,985 Small program - rough guide n=78 | $21,000 Small program - rough guide n=58 |
| Construction Management | $75,379 National median for this major n=3,543 | Not published |
| Criminal Justice | $43,297 n=114 | Not published |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | Not published |
| Data Science | $76,968 National median for this major n=322 | Not published |
| Design and Applied Arts | $39,981 Small program - rough guide n=61 | $25,042 Small program - rough guide n=58 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $34,035 Small program - rough guide n=31 | Not published |
| Economics | $60,917 National median for this major n=25,831 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $80,860 Small program - rough guide n=33 | Not published |
| Engineering | $72,868 National median for this major n=2,850 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $38,160 Small program - rough guide n=64 | $23,250 Small program - rough guide n=69 |
| Environmental Conservation | $36,259 n=133 | $23,023 Small program - rough guide n=98 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | $68,044 National median for this major n=1,601 | Not published |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | $43,384 National median for this major n=1,509 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies | $41,164 n=136 | $19,500 n=162 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $31,110 National median for this major n=12,988 | Not published |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $61,616 n=178 | $20,847 n=187 |
| Food Science and Technology | $55,086 National median for this major n=940 | Not published |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | $38,625 Small program - rough guide n=97 | $20,500 n=145 |
| Forestry | $46,339 National median for this major n=1,230 | Not published |
| Geography and Cartography | $44,734 National median for this major n=3,998 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | $36,985 National median for this major n=2,289 | Not published |
| History | $32,582 Small program - rough guide n=35 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | $46,838 Small program - rough guide n=72 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Interior Architecture | $49,118 National median for this major n=692 | $22,000 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| International Business | $56,014 National median for this major n=5,265 | Not published |
| International/Globalization Studies | $40,906 Small program - rough guide n=31 | Not published |
| Journalism | $41,162 Small program - rough guide n=79 | $23,329 Small program - rough guide n=80 |
| Landscape Architecture | $59,874 National median for this major n=636 | Not published |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other | $44,440 National median for this major n=502 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $70,767 Small program - rough guide n=48 | $17,500 Small program - rough guide n=41 |
| Marketing | $55,099 n=172 | $22,282 n=192 |
| Mathematics | $54,330 Small program - rough guide n=50 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=53 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $75,676 n=113 | $22,237 n=124 |
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies | $26,921 National median for this major n=35 | Not published |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | $41,538 National median for this major n=2,315 | Not published |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Plant Sciences | $49,939 Small program - rough guide n=64 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Political Science and Government | $43,954 Small program - rough guide n=76 | $19,345 Small program - rough guide n=86 |
| Psychology | $38,067 n=206 | $19,500 n=273 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $47,765 n=269 | $22,328 n=224 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Security Science and Technology | $46,655 National median for this major n=2,893 | $17,549 Small program - rough guide n=42 |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $41,787 National median for this major n=353 | Not published |
| Sociology | $40,712 National median for this major n=29,430 | Not published |
| Soil Sciences | $48,415 National median for this major n=193 | Not published |
| Special Education and Teaching | $47,326 Small program - rough guide n=37 | $14,584 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Statistics | $68,688 National median for this major n=3,096 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $28,106 Small program - rough guide n=41 | Not published |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $47,004 n=164 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=96 |
| Teaching | $45,116 n=143 | $20,500 n=174 |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians | $37,416 National median for this major n=583 | Not published |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | $30,671 National median for this major n=4,580 | Not published |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | $33,118 National median for this major n=2,431 | Not published |
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