University of Nebraska-Lincoln Earnings: $63K (2026)

How much do University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduates earn?

The reported median is $62,769 four years after completion. The peer comparison uses $65,610 as its benchmark; the difference is -$2,841 per year.

The strongest at University of Nebraska-Lincoln is mobility, not return, and the earnings picture reflects that. Azimuth places the return pillar in the 65th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Four years after completion, completers earn a median of $62,769, which sits below the peer median of $65,610 for comparable institutions (same type and size) by $2,841. Graduates earn about $671 more than expects for similar students, effectively at the expected level, a result in the 57th percentile.

The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $9,795. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $9,124.

Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $2,391. The median earnings figure lands in the 59th percentile nationally, while the institution's own contribution to the earnings-beyond-expectations gap subtracts from the outcome even as the program mix adds. The net result is earnings that are effectively at the level the model expects.

Earnings four years after completion vary widely by field at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The earnings scenarios, which are anchored on the university's program mix, run from a downside of $47,933 to an upside of $89,021, with the typical scenario at $62,769.

That spread reflects the range of outcomes across the 55 programs with published data. The highest-earning programs show the upper end of that range: Computer and Information Sciences completers earn a median of $116,221, Computer Engineering graduates reach $103,934, and Electrical Engineering completers earn $100,972.

An estimated 27.3% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure derived from the university's program mix rather than observed enrollment. Because four-year earnings figures capture only those working and not enrolled, the median earnings understate the eventual earnings of the sizable share of completers who pursue advanced degrees.

Median earnings · four years after completion: $62,769
Rank for difference from expectations: 57th percentile

Four-year median earnings against two benchmarks

University of Nebraska-Lincoln reported median: $62,769
Peer schools comparable schools · $2,841 above University of Nebraska-Lincoln: $65,610
Model expectation what similar students would be expected to earn · $671 below University of Nebraska-Lincoln: $62,098

School and program earnings use pooled 2017–18 and 2018–19 completion cohorts, measured in 2022 and 2023 and expressed in 2024 dollars. How the model works.

How could earnings differ from the median?

Earnings four years after completion

Planning rangeReported median

Lower estimate: $47,933
Median · reported: $62,769
Higher estimate: $89,021

Downside shows a lower-earning scenario based on the college’s mix of programs; upside shows a higher-earning scenario. Typical is the school’s reported median four years after completion. These are planning scenarios, not a forecast of your salary or percentiles of individual graduates.

Why the downside matters explores the risk hidden by medians, using older ten-year entrant data. Read about the move to four-year earnings.

Do University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduates earn more than expected?

Azimuth models what we would expect graduates to earn based on who the college enrolls, how selective it is and its local economy. The difference between that expectation and reported earnings is what Azimuth calls value added.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduates’ reported earnings are $671 above that expectation, the 57th percentile for this measure. Unlike a peer comparison, it adjusts for who enrolls.

The breakdown separates the contribution attributed to observed factors from the remaining difference. Neither component establishes how much attending University of Nebraska-Lincoln caused a student to earn. Read how expected earnings are estimated.

Which fields at University of Nebraska-Lincoln report the highest earnings?

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's strongest earnings outcomes cluster in technical fields, while several of its largest programs sit closer to the national median for their field. Computer and Information Sciences leads with a median of $116,221 four years after completion and an Azimuth national rank of #34, alongside 93 degrees awarded.

Computer Engineering follows at $103,934 with 83 degrees awarded. Among the largest programs, Finance reaches $77,504 and ranks #84 nationally on 226 degrees awarded.

Business Administration and Management, the largest program with 324 degrees awarded, shows a median of $67,918 and a national rank of #154. Psychology earns $49,965 and ranks #188 nationally on 237 degrees awarded, illustrating the spread between higher- and moderate-earning fields at the university.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln publishes earnings data for 55 bachelor's programs, 47 of which hold an Azimuth national rank. The largest program, Business Administration and Management, awarded 324 degrees.

Its completers show a median of $67,918 four years after completion, ranking #154 nationally and #1 in Nebraska. Several programs hold top-forty national ranks.

Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services ranks #4, awards 163 degrees, and reports a median of $61,092. Biological/Biosystems Engineering ranks #5 nationally, awards 46 degrees, and reports a median of $76,741.

Agricultural Mechanization ranks #5 nationally, awards 22 degrees, and reports a median of $74,003. Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies ranks #9 nationally, awards 141 degrees, and shows a median of $48,305.

Further analysis

Earnings vary widely by field. Among the largest programs, Psychology sits at the lower end at $49,965, while Finance reaches $77,504.

The highest-earning program overall, Computer and Information Sciences, reaches $116,221. Earnings scenarios grounded in the program mix show a downside of $47,933, a typical outcome of $62,769, and an upside of $89,021.

Four years after completing a degree at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the median earnings for the 4,543 graduates in the cohort stand at $62,769. That figure runs below the median of $65,610 for comparable institutions (same type and size) by $2,841, placing the university in the 59th percentile nationally.

Graduates earn about $671 more than the model expects for similar students, effectively at the expected level. Earnings scenarios, which are anchored on the university's program mix, show a typical outcome at the same level, with a downside scenario of $47,933 and an upside scenario reaching $89,021.

An estimated 27.3% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix.

Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: methodology.

Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.