Most Popular Nursing Schools in Nebraska
Nursing draws students to programs nationwide. To top this list, a school graduates more nursing students than other colleges offering the major.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared yearly graduations across the 16 schools in Nebraska offering nursing.
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Most Popular Schools for Nursing in Nebraska
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors in Nebraska, ranked by the number of degrees they award each year.
Top 16 Most Popular Nursing Schools
University Of Nebraska Medical Center tops our list of the most popular nursing schools. Set in the city of Omaha, University Of Nebraska Medical Center is a public institution. University Of Nebraska Medical Center graduated around 418 nursing students in the most recent data year.
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Creighton University is one of the most popular nursing schools, landing the #2 spot this year. Set in the city of Omaha, Creighton University is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 330 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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Clarkson College is one of the most popular nursing schools, landing the #3 spot this year. Located in the city of Omaha, Clarkson College is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 295 nursing degrees in the most recent year.
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A rank of #4 makes Nebraska Methodist College Of Nursing And Allied Health one of the most popular schools for nursing. Set in the city of Omaha, Nebraska Methodist College Of Nursing And Allied Health is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 245 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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Bryan College Of Health Sciences is one of the most popular nursing schools, landing the #5 spot this year. Bryan College Of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lincoln. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 105 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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Southeast Community College Area landed the #6 spot among the most popular nursing schools. Southeast Community College Area is a public school located in the city of Lincoln. This school awarded about 63 nursing degrees in the most recent year.
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Metropolitan Community College Area comes in at #7 for nursing this year. Set in the city of Omaha, Metropolitan Community College Area is a public institution. Metropolitan Community College Area graduated around 62 nursing students in the most recent data year.
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Central Community College ranked #8 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. Set in the city of Grand Island, Central Community College is a public institution. This school awarded about 60 nursing degrees in the most recent year.
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Bellevue University comes in at #9 for nursing this year. Set in the suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 52 nursing degrees in the most recent year.
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College Of Saint Mary landed the #10 spot among the most popular nursing schools. College Of Saint Mary is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha. This school awarded about 43 nursing degrees in the most recent year.
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Northeast Community College comes in at #11 for nursing this year. Located in the town of Norfolk, Northeast Community College is a public university. Northeast Community College graduated around 35 nursing students in the most recent data year.
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Union College Nebraska landed the #12 spot among the most popular nursing schools. Set in the city of Lincoln, Union College Nebraska is a private not-for-profit institution. Union College Nebraska graduated around 35 nursing students in the most recent data year.
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Nebraska Wesleyan University ranked #13 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. Nebraska Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lincoln. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 34 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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Midland University comes in at #14 for nursing this year. Located in the town of Fremont, Midland University is a private not-for-profit university. Midland University graduated around 33 nursing students in the most recent data year.
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Mid Plains Community College landed the #15 spot among the most popular nursing schools. Located in the rural area of North Platte, Mid Plains Community College is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 15 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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Western Nebraska Community College landed the #16 spot among the most popular nursing schools. Located in the town of Scottsbluff, Western Nebraska Community College is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 14 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual. The ranking reflects yearly graduations in the major, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
- 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.