2023 Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Nebraska

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for Dentistry for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 6,770 people earned their degree in dentistry, making the major the 119th most popular in the United States.

Across Nebraska, there were 137 dentistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for Dentistry for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in dentistry. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality dentistry programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the dentistry program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for Dentistry for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for Dentistry for a Doctorate”.

Top 2 Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Nebraska

1

Creighton University
Omaha, Nebraska

278 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$10,575 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Creighton University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for Dentistry for a Doctorate list. Creighton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 83 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Creighton also made our “Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list, coming in at #2.Among the 8,770 students enrolled at Creighton, 278 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 185 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,575. In addition to receiving other benefits, 46 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Creighton]](/colleges/creighton-university/student-life/veterans/)

2

University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska

72 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$11,242 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for Dentistry for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska Medical Center landed the #2 spot on the list. UNMC is a public institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 50 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UNMC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Nebraska Medical Center supports 3,699 students, and 72 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 35 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,242. To help with additional expenses, 6 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Nebraska Medical Center does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Nebraska Medical Center]](/colleges/university-of-nebraska-medical-center/student-life/veterans/)

• Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
• Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

Notes and References

References

• 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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Michal Jarmoluk.