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2023 Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$3,353 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,601 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Associate Degree School for You

Nursing is the most popular major in Nebraska with 1,908 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Nebraska to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for nursing majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best Nebraska Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Nursing

Our 2023 rankings named Metropolitan Community College the best value school in Nebraska for nursing students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Omaha, MCC is a public school with a large student population.

MCC undergraduate students pay an average of $3,195 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, nursing graduates from MCC carry an average student debtload of $22,316.

MCC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska list.

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Out of the 5 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Community College Area landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Community College are $3,192 per year. Nursing majors at Southeast Community College take out an average of $27,526 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Southeast Community College also took the #2 spot in our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska rankings.

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#3

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Central Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Island.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Community College are $3,210 per year. On average, nursing graduates from Central Community College take out $13,462 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Central Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska list.

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#4

Mid-Plains Community College

North Platte, NE

The excellent associate degree programs at Mid-Plains Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Nebraska. Mid-Plains Community College is a small public school located in the town of North Platte.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Mid-Plains Community College are $3,420 a year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Mid-Plains Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $19,256.

Mid-Plains Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska list.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northeast Community College is a great value for nursing students working on their associate degree. Northeast is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Norfolk.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northeast are $3,750 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, nursing graduates from Northeast carry an average student debtload of $21,325.

Northeast also made our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska list, coming in at #4.

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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Nursing Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 14,890
Iowa 2,966
Missouri 6,840
Kansas 2,633
South Dakota 1,022
North Dakota 976

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Majors Similar to Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

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