Inside Academics at University of Nebraska Medical Center

All About Academics

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at University of Nebraska Medical Center: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Use the sections below to explore each part of academic life in more detail, or follow a link to the full report on that topic:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty Resources

At a student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1, University of Nebraska Medical Center offers far more individual attention than the national average of 15 to 1. University of Nebraska Medical Center employs 83% of its instructors full time, above the national average of 47%.

For the full breakdown — tenure status, part-time and adjunct share, and how the faculty compares with the national average — see the faculty composition page.

Majors and Fields of Study

Students at University of Nebraska Medical Center can choose from 21 majors with reported graduates spanning 4 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at University of Nebraska Medical Center are summarised below:

The most popular majors at University of Nebraska Medical Center, measured by graduates, are listed below.

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors page.

Additional Questions to Ask

Before you decide, here are a few more questions to consider about academics at University of Nebraska Medical Center:

• Need flexibility? Check whether University of Nebraska Medical Center offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 126 undergraduates study at least partly online. See distance learning options.
• Interested in outcomes? Look at how well University of Nebraska Medical Center retains and graduates its students. See graduation and retention.
• Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Dig Deeper into Academics into University of Nebraska Medical Center

Each page below covers one part of academic life at University of Nebraska Medical Center in more detail:

• Majors & Degree Programs at University of Nebraska Medical Center — majors, concentrations and completions in detail
• Faculty & Class Sizes at University of Nebraska Medical Center — how the teaching staff is structured
• Graduation & Retention at University of Nebraska Medical Center — graduation and first-year retention rates
• Distance Learning at University of Nebraska Medical Center — what online and distance learning is available
• Accreditation at University of Nebraska Medical Center — the schools accreditation and what it means