2023 Best Value Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in Nebraska
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in Nebraska to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in Nebraska to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for healthcare students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
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Top Value Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in Nebraska
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Our analysis found Nebraska Wesleyan University to be the best value school for healthcare students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Nebraska. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 32 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
NWU graduate students pay an average of $7,580 in tuition and fees each year.
Online graduate courses are available at NWU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 81% took at least some of their classes online.
NWU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, the large public school handed out 37 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
UNL graduate students pay an average of $19,541 in tuition and fees each year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UNL. During the 2019-2020 year, about 48% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UNL is ranked #5 for overall quality in Nebraska.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Kearney. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Kearney, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
UNK graduate students pay an average of $14,982 in tuition and fees each year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UNK. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 97% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska at Omaha is a great place for healthcare students working on their master’s degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNOMAHA are $16,374 per year.
UNOMAHA does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 59% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Out of the 10 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s value ranking, Concordia University, Nebraska landed the # 5 spot on the list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Seward, Nebraska, and it awarded 21 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Concordia University, Nebraska are $8,650 a year.
Since the graduate programs at Concordia University, Nebraska are primarily online, it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
College of Saint Mary landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree healthcare programs. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 67 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Saint Mary are $17,638 per year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Saint Mary. During the 2019-2020 year, about 38% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Saint Mary did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list.
With a ranking of #7, Bellevue University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree. Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bellevue, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 45 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bellevue University are $11,730 per year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Bellevue University. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 99% took at least some of their classes online.
Midland University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for healthcare students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Midland U is located in Fremont, Nebraska and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Midland U graduate students pay an average of $14,613 in tuition and fees each year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Midland U does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 26% took at least some of their classes online.
Creighton University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Creighton is located in Omaha, Nebraska and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 75 master’s degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Creighton are $19,096 a year.
Creighton does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 50% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Creighton not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list.
Union College Nebraska ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. This very small private not-for-profit school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 29 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Union College are $31,440 per year.
Union College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.
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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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