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2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska

12 Ranked Colleges
825 Degrees Awarded
$16,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master's in Nebraska

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 934,088 health professions students received their degree, making the major the 2nd most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $44,506 and had an average of $32,284 in loans still to pay off.

Across Nebraska, there were 5,240 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,536 and $37,342 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 825 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,407 and $40,167 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in health professions. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent health professions programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the health professions program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska

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

Top 12 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions in Nebraska

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska Medical Center landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Nebraska Medical Center is a small school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 215 masters’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

UNMC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska Medical Center are $26,961, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Clarkson College

Omaha, Nebraska
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarkson College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 133 masters’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Clarkson College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Health Professions 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 Clarkson College are $11,808.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska. UNL is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 27 masters’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL also made our “Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513.

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#4

Nebraska Wesleyan University

Lincoln, Nebraska
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nebraska Wesleyan University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s health professions degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.

NWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Health Professions 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.

Full Nebraska Wesleyan University Health Professions Report

#5

College of Saint Mary

Omaha, Nebraska
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Saint Mary landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 92 degrees to qualified masters’s health professions students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Saint Mary, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Health Professions 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 Saint Mary are $17,124.

Full College of Saint Mary Health Professions Report

#6

Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska
#2 in overall quality

Creighton University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska ranking, coming in at #6. Creighton is a medium-sized school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 93 masters’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our nebraska master’s degree health professions students list, Creighton has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Creighton are $18,528, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#10 in overall quality

University of Nebraska at Kearney ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska list. UNK is a medium-sized school located in Kearney, Nebraska that handed out 10 masters’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our nebraska master’s degree health professions students list, UNK has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNK are $14,792, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8 in overall quality

Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska ranking. This small school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 79 masters’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Nebraska Methodist College, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Health Professions 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 are $12,438.

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#9

Bellevue University

Bellevue, Nebraska
#9 in overall quality

Bellevue University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Bellevue, Nebraska, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 71 diplomas to qualified masters’s health professions students in 2019-2020.

Bellevue University also made our “Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list, coming in at #9. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Bellevue University are $11,385.

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#11 in overall quality

Concordia University, Nebraska came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska ranking. Concordia University, Nebraska is located in Seward, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 masters’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

Concordia University, Nebraska did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Nebraska are $8,650, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#12 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, University of Nebraska at Omaha did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska list. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s health professions degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

UNOMAHA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska at Omaha are $16,374, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#12

Union College Nebraska

Lincoln, Nebraska
#6 in overall quality

Union College Nebraska ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska list. This small school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 31 masters’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Union College also made our “Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Union College Nebraska are $31,440, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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