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2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Nebraska

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$14,689 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$98,140 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in Nebraska. In total, 1,908 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Nebraska.

It's not easy to decide which nursing program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Nebraska ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Nebraska to see which master's 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska

Check out the nursing master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Nebraska Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Nursing

Our analysis found Nebraska Wesleyan University to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Nebraska. Located in the large city of Lincoln, NWU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

NWU graduate students pay an average of $7,580 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

NWU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska Medical Center is a great value for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Omaha, UNMC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNMC are $9,789 a year.

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#3

Clarkson College

Omaha, NE

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Clarkson College is a great value for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Omaha, Clarkson College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Clarkson College are $12,294 a year.

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Out of the 6 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Omaha, Nebraska Methodist College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Nebraska Methodist College are $12,158 per year.

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#5

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Creighton University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the large city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Creighton are $19,096 a year.

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With a ranking of #6, Bryan College of Health Sciences did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Bryan College of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Lincoln.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bryan College of Health Sciences are $24,823 per year.

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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
South Dakota 1,022
North Dakota 976
Kansas 2,633
Iowa 2,966
Missouri 6,840

Nursing Focus Areas

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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