Best Art programs in Nebraska, ranked by enrollment
Teach courses in drama, music, and the arts including fine and applied art, such as painting and sculpture, or design and crafts.
20 schools in Nebraska run programs that feed this job, graduating 569 people a year. The job pays a median of $75,200 in Nebraska across about 490 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Nebraska that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
22 programs in Nebraska that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Nebraska (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Nebraska page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 50.0409In Nebraska → | 154 | 27.1% | 10 | $31,611 | $26,000 |
| 2 | CIP 50.0702In Nebraska → | 110 | 19.3% | 7 | $24,447 | $25,294 |
| 3 | CIP 13.1312In Nebraska → | 52 | 9.1% | 7 | $43,033 | $26,044 |
| 4 | CIP 50.0501In Nebraska → | 48 | 8.4% | 9 | $20,667 | $24,994 |
| 5 | CIP 50.0701In Nebraska → | 44 | 7.7% | 7 | $24,447 | $25,294 |
| 6 | CIP 50.0102In Nebraska → | 36 | 6.3% | 1 | $24,752 | $25,963 |
| 7 | CIP 50.0406In Nebraska → | 18 | 3.2% | 1 | $31,611 | $26,000 |
| 8 | CIP 50.0699In Nebraska → | 15 | 2.6% | 1 | $25,014 | $24,650 |
| 9 | CIP 50.0509In Nebraska → | 14 | 2.5% | 3 | $20,667 | $24,994 |
| 10 | CIP 50.0601In Nebraska → | 12 | 2.1% | 1 | $25,014 | $24,650 |
| 11 | CIP 13.1302In Nebraska → | 11 | 1.9% | 4 | $43,033 | $26,044 |
| 12 | CIP 50.0903In Nebraska → | 11 | 1.9% | 2 | $25,929 | $25,980 |
| 13 | CIP 50.0703In Nebraska → | 10 | 1.8% | 3 | $24,447 | $25,294 |
| 14 | CIP 50.0301In Nebraska → | 7 | 1.2% | 1 | $21,877 | $25,000 |
| 15 | CIP 50.0506In Nebraska → | 7 | 1.2% | 2 | $20,667 | $24,994 |
| 16 | CIP 50.1002In Nebraska → | 7 | 1.2% | 1 | $28,050 | $25,468 |
| 17 | Visual and Performing Arts, Othermain feeder CIP 50.9999In Nebraska → | 6 | 1.1% | 1 | $24,229 | $25,000 |
| 18 | CIP 50.0407In Nebraska → | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | $31,611 | $26,000 |
| 19 | CIP 50.0599In Nebraska → | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | $20,667 | $24,994 |
| 20 | CIP 50.0502In Nebraska → | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | $20,667 | $24,994 |
| 21 | CIP 50.0504In Nebraska → | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | $20,667 | $24,994 |
| 22 | CIP 50.0908In Nebraska → | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | $25,929 | $25,980 |
Top 20 schools in Nebraska
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 8 of the 20 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Nebraska - Lincoln Lincoln, NE Public · 9 feeder programs | 191 | Graphic Design | $38,585 | 67% | — | 87% |
| 2 | University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE Public · 5 feeder programs | 84 | Fine/Studio Arts, General | $28,942 | 47% | — | 87% |
| 3 | Bellevue University Bellevue, NE Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 48 | Graphic Design | $39,313 | 33% | $29,230 | — |
| 4 | Metropolitan Community College Area Omaha, NE Public · 6 feeder programs | 44 | Commercial Photography | $29,902 | 29% | — | — |
| 5 | University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE Public · 2 feeder programs | 31 | Art/Art Studies, General | $40,501 | 58% | — | 89% |
| 6 | Wayne State College Wayne, NE Public · 5 feeder programs | 28 | Art Teacher Education | $42,589 | 52% | — | — |
| 7 | Nebraska Wesleyan University Lincoln, NE Private not-for-profit · 6 feeder programs | 25 | Musical Theatre | $23,649 | 66% | $22,225 | 80% |
| 8 | Creighton University Omaha, NE Private not-for-profit · 5 feeder programs | 18 | Graphic Design | — | 83% | $27,353 | 80% |
| 9 | Northeast Community College Norfolk, NE Public · 3 feeder programs | 16 | Graphic Design | — | 56% | — | — |
| 10 | Southeast Community College Area Lincoln, NE Public · 1 feeder programs | 15 | Graphic Design | — | 38% | — | — |
| 11 | Hastings College Hastings, NE Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 13 | Fine/Studio Arts, General | — | 49% | $20,424 | 72% |
| 12 | Concordia University - Nebraska Seward, NE Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 9 | Fine/Studio Arts, General | — | 65% | $22,390 | 86% |
| 13 | Union Adventist University Lincoln, NE Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs | 9 | Music Performance, General | — | 52% | $20,543 | 100% |
| 14 | Chadron State College Chadron, NE Public · 4 feeder programs | 7 | Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | — | 50% | — | — |
| 15 | Doane University Crete, NE Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 7 | Graphic Design | — | 57% | $25,103 | 98% |
| 16 | Midland University Fremont, NE Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 7 | Fine and Studio Arts Management | $33,216 | 42% | $23,162 | 66% |
| 17 | Peru State College Peru, NE Public · 3 feeder programs | 6 | Art/Art Studies, General | — | 38% | — | — |
| 18 | Western Nebraska Community College Scottsbluff, NE Public · 1 feeder programs | 6 | Visual and Performing Arts, Other | — | 37% | — | — |
| 19 | York University York, NE Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 4 | Music Teacher Education | — | 52% | $19,346 | 52% |
| 20 | College of Saint Mary Omaha, NE Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 1 | Art/Art Studies, General | — | 61% | $14,629 | 45% |
All 20 schools in Nebraska
Every school in Nebraska with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Nebraska - Lincoln | Lincoln | Public | 191 | 9 |
| University of Nebraska at Omaha | Omaha | Public | 84 | 5 |
| Bellevue University | Bellevue | Private not-for-profit | 48 | 1 |
| Metropolitan Community College Area | Omaha | Public | 44 | 6 |
| University of Nebraska at Kearney | Kearney | Public | 31 | 2 |
| Wayne State College | Wayne | Public | 28 | 5 |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University | Lincoln | Private not-for-profit | 25 | 6 |
| Creighton University | Omaha | Private not-for-profit | 18 | 5 |
| Northeast Community College | Norfolk | Public | 16 | 3 |
| Southeast Community College Area | Lincoln | Public | 15 | 1 |
| Hastings College | Hastings | Private not-for-profit | 13 | 3 |
| Concordia University - Nebraska | Seward | Private not-for-profit | 9 | 2 |
| Union Adventist University | Lincoln | Private not-for-profit | 9 | 4 |
| Chadron State College | Chadron | Public | 7 | 4 |
| Doane University | Crete | Private not-for-profit | 7 | 2 |
What art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary earn in Nebraska
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $78,620. Nebraska pays below the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in Nebraska
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary page.
How to become a Art
Job zone 5 of 5 · SVP 8.0 and above- Typical entry education
- Master's degree
Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
Top skills
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Nebraska
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 25 majors mapped to Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary25 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 13.1302Art Teacher Education
- 13.1312Music Teacher Education
- 13.1324Drama and Dance Teacher Education
- 50.0101Visual and Performing Arts, General
- 50.0102Digital Arts
- 50.0201Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry
- 50.0301Dance, General
- 50.0302Ballet
- 50.0399Dance, Other
- 50.0401Design and Visual Communications, General
- 50.0404Industrial and Product Design
- 50.0406Commercial Photography
- 50.0407Fashion/Apparel Design
- 50.0409Graphic Design
- 50.0410Illustration
- 50.0501Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
- 50.0502Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
- 50.0504Playwriting and Screenwriting
- 50.0505Theatre Literature, History and Criticism
- 50.0506Acting
- 50.0507Directing and Theatrical Production
- 50.0509Musical Theatre
- 50.0510Costume Design
- 50.0511Comedy Writing and Performance
- 50.0512Theatre and Dance
Common questions
Answers for people weighing art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary programs in Nebraska.
What degree do you need to become an Art?+
Master's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Graphic Design, which awarded 154 degrees in Nebraska in 2024-25, 27.1% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming an Art?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 22 programs to this occupation. The largest are Design and Applied Arts, Fine and Studio Arts, Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Teacher Education and Professional Development, plus 6 more. Together they graduate about 569 people a year in Nebraska.
How much do art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary earn in Nebraska?+
The median is $75,200 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 4.4% below the U.S. median of $78,620. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary growing?+
BLS projects a +1.7% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, little or no change, with roughly 9,000 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Nebraska?+
20 institutions in Nebraska reported graduates from at least one of the 22 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Professor, Art Professor, Music Professor, Theater Professor among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 25-1121.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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