2024 Best Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in Nebraska

Ranked #2 in popularity, medicine is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Nebraska to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of medicine. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 287 doctor's degrees in medicine during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on medicine students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other medicine students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized medicine related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for medicine students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Medicine Schools

The medicine school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in Nebraska.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Medicine in Nebraska

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in medicine.

Top Nebraska Schools for a Doctorate in Medicine

1

Creighton University
Omaha, NE

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

164 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in medicine has to take a look at Creighton University. Located in the city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in medicine from Creighton University

2

University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

123 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Nebraska Medical Center if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in medicine. Located in the city of Omaha, UNMC is a public university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in medicine from University of Nebraska Medical Center

Best Medicine Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Medicine Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	199	341
Iowa	177	142
Missouri	175	506
Kansas	134	214
North Dakota	88	3
South Dakota	57	66

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Medicine Related Rankings by Major

Medicine is one of 3 different types of Medicine programs to choose from.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.