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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska

6 Colleges
$101,387 Avg Salary
$40,791 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate 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 graduate certificate programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our analysis found University of Nebraska Medical Center to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Nebraska. Located in the city of Omaha, UNMC is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 95% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#2

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Out of the 6 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Creighton University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 88% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#2

Clarkson College

Omaha, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clarkson College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the large city of Omaha, Clarkson College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the city of Omaha, Nebraska Methodist College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Bryan College of Health Sciences helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Nebraska. Bryan College of Health Sciences is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Lincoln.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nebraska Wesleyan University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the city of Lincoln, NWU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region

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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 262,974
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,647
Nursing Practice 8,862
Nursing Administration 8,663
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 4,717
Nursing Science 4,701
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,895
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,075
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 2,011
Nurse Anesthetist 1,768
Critical Care Nursing 747
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 622
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 567
School Nursing 539
Clinical Nurse Leader 502
Clinical Nurse Specialist 340
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 269
Women’s Health Nurse/Nursing 262
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 192
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 87
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 26
Forensic Nursing 23
Palliative Care Nursing 13

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339

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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