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2023 Most Popular Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Nebraska

6 Schools Ranked

A healthcare student has lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Most Popular Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Nebraska ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Nebraska to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

#1

Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska
668 Total Awards
$19,096 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Creighton University to be the most popular school for healthcare students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Nebraska. Creighton University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 668 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 64% were women.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Creighton does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 50% took at least some of their classes online.

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344 Total Awards
$9,789 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska Medical Center landed the # 2 spot on the list. This small public school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 344 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 59% were women.

UNMC 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. In 2019-2020 about 24% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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21 Total Awards
$12,158 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular healthcare schools in Nebraska. Nebraska Methodist College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 95% were women.

Nebraska Methodist College is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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#4

Bryan College of Health Sciences

Lincoln, Nebraska
16 Total Awards
$24,823 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Bryan College of Health Sciences is a great place for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. Bryan College of Health Sciences is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and has a very small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Of those students who received their degree, 50% were women.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Bryan College of Health Sciences. In 2019-2020 about 55% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#5

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska
8 Total Awards
$7,751 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, the large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Around 88% of those degree recipients were women.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UNL. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 48% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#6

College of Saint Mary

Omaha, Nebraska
1 Total Awards

College of Saint Mary ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Saint Mary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

Some students 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.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 6 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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