2023 Best Dentistry 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” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Dentistry is the 119th most popular major in the country with 6,770 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

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

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for Dentistry” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in dentistry. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality dentistry programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the dentistry program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for Dentistry” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.

Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for Dentistry

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

Top 2 Best Dentistry Colleges for Veterans in Nebraska

1

Creighton University
Omaha, Nebraska

278 GI Bill® Students**

$10,575 Average GI Bill® Award

$66,524 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for Dentistry that were part of this year’s ranking, Creighton University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 83 ’s dentistry degrees in 2020-2021.

Creighton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.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. On top of their other funding sources, 46 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska

72 GI Bill® Students**

$11,242 Average GI Bill® Award

$73,342 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska Medical Center. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for Dentistry. University of Nebraska Medical Center is a public institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 54 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UNMC also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Of the 3,699 students enrolled at UNMC, 72 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 35 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,242. In addition to receiving other benefits, 6 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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

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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.