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2023 Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska

6 Colleges
$57,601 Avg Salary
$21,889 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Nebraska to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

Check out the nursing associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Nebraska.

Our analysis found Southeast Community College Area to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a associate degree in Nebraska. Located in the city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 82% of the nursing majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, nursing graduates from Southeast Community College carry an average student debt load of $27,526.

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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 Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the large city of Omaha, MCC is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 58 students majoring in nursing at MCC, 10% are male and 90% are female.

On average, nursing graduates from MCC take out $22,316 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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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 Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Central Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Island.

Nursing majors at Central Community College take out an average of $13,462 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Northeast Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Nebraska. Northeast is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Norfolk.

Women make up 94% of the nursing majors at the school.

Nursing majors at Northeast take out an average of $21,325 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#5

Mid-Plains Community College

North Platte, NE

The in-demand associate degree programs at Mid-Plains Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Nebraska. Mid-Plains Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of North Platte.

About 91% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 9% are male.

On average, nursing graduates from Mid-Plains Community College take out $19,256 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Western Nebraska Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. WNCC is a small public school located in the town of Scottsbluff.

About 95% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 5% are male.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Colleges 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 6 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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