2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Registered Nursing is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 3rd of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 259,493 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across Nebraska, there were 1,594 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 77 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,407 and $40,167 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in registered nursing. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great registered nursing programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the registered nursing program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing in Nebraska

#1

University of Nebraska Medical Center

Omaha, Nebraska

#1 in overall quality

$26,961 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska Medical Center. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska list. This small school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 56 masters’s registered nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

UNMC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Registered 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 UNMC are $26,961.

Full UNMC Registered Nursing Report

#2

Nebraska Wesleyan University

Lincoln, Nebraska

#2 in overall quality

$5,186 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nebraska Wesleyan University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska list. This small school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 21 masters’s registered nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

NWU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NWU are $5,186, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Registered Nursing at NWU

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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).
• 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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