2022 Best Value General Public Health 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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska” ranking.

General Public Health is the 42nd most popular major in the country with 20,721 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Nebraska, there were 124 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 91 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,407 and $40,167 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general public health. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general public health programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general public health program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

More Ways to Rank General Public Health Schools

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

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Public Health 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 General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska list. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general public health degrees to 68 students in 2019-2020.

UNMC also made our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNMC are $26,961, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Public Health at University of Nebraska Medical Center

#2

Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska

#2 in overall quality

$18,528 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Creighton University landed the #2 spot on the list. Creighton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Creighton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Public Health 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 General Public Health at Creighton University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Public Health in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Public Health

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Article 25 Flickr.

Featured Public Health Schools

Request Info

Southern New Hampshire University You have goals. Southern New Hampshire University can help you get there. Whether you need a bachelor's degree to get into a career or want a master's degree to move up in your current career, SNHU has an online program for you. Find your degree from over 200 online programs ... Learn More >