2023 Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska
Finding the Best Nursing Associate 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing 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. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Nebraska to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Colleges.
Most Popular Nebraska Schools for an Associate in Nursing
Our 2023 rankings named Southeast Community College Area the most popular school in Nebraska for nursing students working on their associate degree. Southeast Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Lincoln.
Of the 61 students majoring in nursing at Southeast Community College, 18% are male and 82% are female.
On average, nursing graduates from Southeast Community College take out $27,526 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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The in-demand associate degree programs at Metropolitan Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Nebraska. MCC is a large public school located in the large city of Omaha.
About 90% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 10% are male.
While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at MCC accumulate an average of around $22,316 in student debt.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Central Community College is a great place for nursing students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Grand Island, Central Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
After completing their Associate Degree, nursing graduates from Central Community College carry an average student debt load of $13,462.
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Out of the 6 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Norfolk, Northeast is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 36 students majoring in nursing at Northeast, 6% are male and 94% are female.
After completing their Associate Degree, nursing graduates from Northeast carry an average student debt load of $21,325.
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Out of the 6 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Mid-Plains Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of North Platte, Mid-Plains Community College is a public college with a small student population.
Women make up 91% of the nursing majors at the school.
While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at Mid-Plains Community College accumulate an average of around $19,256 in student debt.
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Western Nebraska Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the town of Scottsbluff, WNCC is a public college with a small student population.
Women make up 95% of the nursing majors at the school.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Minnesota | 14,890 |
South Dakota | 1,022 |
North Dakota | 976 |
Kansas | 2,633 |
Iowa | 2,966 |
Missouri | 6,840 |
Majors Related to Nursing
Nursing Focus Areas
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.