by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Nebraska for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 977,800 health professions students received their degree, making the major the 2nd most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,927 and had an average of $20,846 in loans still to pay off.
Across Nebraska, there were 5,405 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,267 and $25,881 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 941 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,713 and $18,510 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Nebraska for an Associate” ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in health professions. To top this list, a school must have a successful health professions program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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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 “Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Nebraska for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for nebraska associate degree health professions students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeast Community College Area. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Nebraska for an Associate. Southeast Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 231 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Nebraska for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 162 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Nebraska for an Associate list. Grand Island, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health professions degrees to 159 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeast Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Nebraska for an Associate. Northeast is a public institution located in Norfolk, Nebraska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 139 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mid-Plains Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Nebraska for an Associate. Located in North Platte, Nebraska, this small public school handed out 61 degrees to qualified associates’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Nebraska for an Associate ranking, coming in at #6. Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health is a small school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 59 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Western Nebraska Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Nebraska for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. Western Nebraska Community College is a public institution located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 58 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Clarkson College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Nebraska for an Associate ranking, coming in at #8. Clarkson College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 41 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Union College Nebraska ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Nebraska for an Associate list. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s health professions degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Myotherapy Institute landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Nebraska for an Associate ranking. Myotherapy Institute is a small private for-profit school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 8 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, CHI Health School of Radiologic Technology did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Nebraska for an Associate list. CHI Health School of Radiologic Technology is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full CHI Health School of Radiologic Technology Health Professions Report
Universal College of Healing Arts did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Nebraska for an Associate ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this small private for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Nebraska Indian Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Nebraska for an Associate ranking, coming in at #12. NICC is located in Macy, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
Full Nebraska Indian Community College Health Professions Report
Creighton University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Nebraska for an Associate ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 1 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Bryan College of Health Sciences landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Nebraska for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 145 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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