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2026 Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in Nebraska

[Hospitality Management](/majors/business-management-marketing-sales/hospitality-management/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools to find the best return on investment for hospitality management students.

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• Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in Nebraska

2026 Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in Nebraska

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the hospitality management degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Hospitality Management Schools

1

University Of Nebraska Lincoln
Lincoln, NE

$10,434 In-State Tuition & Fees

$22,250 Avg Student Debt

$56,887 Median Earnings (10yr)

Leading the list is University Of Nebraska Lincoln, our #1 best value for hospitality management in Nebraska. University Of Nebraska Lincoln is a very large public school located in the city of Lincoln. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $10,434, with out-of-state students paying around $28,584. Students borrow a median of $22,250 to complete the hospitality management program here. Soon after graduation, hospitality management degree recipients from University Of Nebraska Lincoln generally make around $39,689. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 88% of applicants are accepted.

2

Bellevue University
Bellevue, NE

$12,873 In-State Tuition & Fees

$27,852 Avg Student Debt

$61,289 Median Earnings (10yr)

Bellevue University is a great value for students pursuing a degree in hospitality management, landing the #2 spot this year. Located in the suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a very large private not-for-profit university. Students from in state pay about $12,873 in tuition and fees. Typical student debt for hospitality management graduates is $27,852. Hospitality Management graduates of Bellevue University earn a median of $61,548 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $27,852 median debt.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 5 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.