Nebraska·Educational Instruction and Library Occupations·SOC 25-1069

Best Social Sciences Teacher, Postsecondary, All Other programs in Nebraska, ranked by enrollment

All postsecondary social sciences teachers not listed.

11 schools in Nebraska run programs that feed this job, graduating 189 people a year. The job pays a median of $62,010 in Nebraska across about jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledLecturerCollege TeacherScience TeacherHumanities TeacherLiberal Arts TeacherCity Planning TeacherNaval Science TeacherUrban Planning Teacher
Graduates / yr
189
in Nebraska
Median pay · Nebraska
$62,010
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
people employed
Schools
11
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
54%
across those schools
Median net price
$25,103
per year, IPEDS

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.

6 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.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 45.0101In Nebraska
127
67.2%
4$35,590$24,095
2
CIP 30.2001In Nebraska
48
25.4%
5$32,906$21,966
3
CIP 04.0301In Nebraska
8
4.2%
1$42,824$25,237
4
CIP 45.9999In Nebraska
4
2.1%
1$36,279$25,312
5
CIP 45.1201In Nebraska
1
0.5%
1$40,294$21,775
6
CIP 51.3204In Nebraska
1
0.5%
1$99,851$21,475

Top 11 schools in Nebraska

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 3 of the 11 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Bellevue University
Bellevue, NE Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
122Social Sciences, General$37,33533%$29,230
2University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, NE Public · 2 feeder programs
29International/Globalization Studies$36,92667%87%
3University of Nebraska at Omaha
Omaha, NE Public · 2 feeder programs
13International/Globalization Studies$33,79847%87%
4Southeast Community College Area
Lincoln, NE Public · 1 feeder programs
11International/Globalization Studies38%
5Midland University
Fremont, NE Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
4Social Sciences, Other42%$23,16266%
6Nebraska Wesleyan University
Lincoln, NE Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
3International/Globalization Studies66%$22,22580%
7Western Nebraska Community College
Scottsbluff, NE Public · 1 feeder programs
3Social Sciences, General37%
8Concordia University - Nebraska
Seward, NE Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
1International/Globalization Studies65%$22,39086%
9Creighton University
Omaha, NE Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
1Medical/Health Humanities83%$27,35380%
10Doane University
Crete, NE Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
1Social Sciences, General57%$25,10398%
11Northeast Community College
Norfolk, NE Public · 1 feeder programs
1Social Sciences, General56%

All 11 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.

All schools in Nebraska that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Bellevue UniversityBellevuePrivate not-for-profit1221
University of Nebraska - LincolnLincolnPublic292
University of Nebraska at OmahaOmahaPublic132
Southeast Community College AreaLincolnPublic111
Midland UniversityFremontPrivate not-for-profit41
Nebraska Wesleyan UniversityLincolnPrivate not-for-profit31
Western Nebraska Community CollegeScottsbluffPublic31
Concordia University - NebraskaSewardPrivate not-for-profit11
Creighton UniversityOmahaPrivate not-for-profit11
Doane UniversityCretePrivate not-for-profit11
Northeast Community CollegeNorfolkPublic11

What social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other earn in Nebraska

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Nebraska
$62,010
Mean annual
$72,510
Jobs in state
What the range looks like
10th pct$54,060Median$62,01090th pct$88,830
Versus the national median
-15.0%

U.S. median $72,990. Nebraska pays below the national figure.

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+1.7%
Little or no change
Openings per year
1,500
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
400
20,700 → 21,100
Typical entry education
Doctoral or professional degree

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 Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other page.

How to become a Social Sciences Teacher, Postsecondary, All Other

Typical entry education
Doctoral or professional degree

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 17 majors mapped to Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other17 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 04.0301City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
  • 04.1001Real Estate Development
  • 13.0607Learning Sciences
  • 19.1001Work and Family Studies
  • 30.2001International/Globalization Studies
  • 30.2101Holocaust and Related Studies
  • 30.2701Human Biology
  • 30.4201Geoarcheaology
  • 45.0101Social Sciences, General
  • 45.0102Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods
  • 45.0103Survey Research/Methodology
  • 45.0199Social Sciences, Other
  • 45.1103Rural Sociology
  • 45.1199Sociology, Other
  • 45.1201Urban Studies/Affairs
  • 45.9999Social Sciences, Other
  • 51.3204Medical/Health Humanities

Common questions

Answers for people weighing social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other programs in Nebraska.

What degree do you need to become a Social Sciences Teacher, Postsecondary, All Other?+

Doctoral or professional degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Social Sciences, General, which awarded 127 degrees in Nebraska in 2024-25, 67.2% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Social Sciences Teacher, Postsecondary, All Other?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 6 programs to this occupation. The largest are Social Sciences, International/Globalization Studies, City/Urban, Social Sciences, plus 2 more. Together they graduate about 189 people a year in Nebraska.

How much do social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other earn in Nebraska?+

The median is $62,010 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 15.0% below the U.S. median of $72,990. 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 social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other growing?+

BLS projects a +1.7% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, little or no change, with roughly 1,500 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in Nebraska?+

11 institutions in Nebraska reported graduates from at least one of the 6 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.

Do you need training or experience beyond a degree?+

BLS lists 'None' for related work experience and 'None' for on-the-job training typically needed to reach competency.

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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 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected 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 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, 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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