2022 Best Value Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 313,362 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, nursing is the 3rd most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, nursing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $67,065 and had an average of $26,282 in loans still to pay off.

Across Nebraska, there were 1,941 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,900 and $30,108 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 226 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,407 and $40,167 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in nursing. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality nursing programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the nursing program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for nebraska master’s degree nursing students with aid.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing in Nebraska (With Aid)

#1

Clarkson College

Omaha, Nebraska

#3 in overall quality

$11,808 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$93,618 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarkson College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 113 masters’s nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

Clarkson College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clarkson College are $11,808, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Nursing at Clarkson College

#2

Bryan College of Health Sciences

Lincoln, Nebraska

$24,823 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$185,376 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Bryan College of Health Sciences landed the #2 spot on the list. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s nursing degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bryan College of Health Sciences, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bryan College of Health Sciences are $24,823, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Nursing at Bryan College of Health Sciences

#3

Nebraska Wesleyan University

Lincoln, Nebraska

#5 in overall quality

$5,186 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$81,111 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nebraska Wesleyan University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Getting Aid list. NWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 30 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NWU are $5,186.

Read more about Nursing at Nebraska Wesleyan University

#4

Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health

Omaha, Nebraska

#4 in overall quality

$12,438 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$72,828 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Getting Aid. Nebraska Methodist College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Nebraska Methodist College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health are $12,438.

Read full report on Nursing at Nebraska Methodist College

#5

Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska

#1 in overall quality

$18,528 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$103,874 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Creighton University landed the #5 spot on the list. Creighton is a medium-sized school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 6 masters’s nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

Creighton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Creighton University are $18,528, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Nursing at Creighton University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing in the Plains States Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (With Aid)

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).
• 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

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• 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.

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