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2023 Best Value Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska

Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Schools Ranked
$4,476 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$18,294 Avg Student Debt*

There are so many nursing programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Best Value Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Nebraska to see which undergraduate certificate 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

Top Value Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Central Community College

Grand Island, Nebraska
70 Total Awards
$4,590 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Central Community College the best value school in Nebraska for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Central Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Grand Island, Nebraska. It awarded 70 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Central Community College are $4,590 a year. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $10,103 in student loans.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Central Community College does offer online classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 69% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Central Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list.

Full Central Community College Report

#2

Southeast Community College Area

Lincoln, Nebraska
98 Total Awards
$3,780 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southeast Community College Area is a great place for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. Southeast Community College is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 98 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Southeast Community College are $3,780 a year. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $16,570 in student loans.

Southeast Community College does offer online classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 42% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Southeast Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list.

Full Southeast Community College Area Report

67 Total Awards
$4,680 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Metropolitan Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Nebraska. Metropolitan Community College is a fairly large public school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 67 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at MCC are $4,680 a year.

You may have the opportunity to take online classes at MCC. During the 2019-2020 year, about 68% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

MCC also took the #4 spot in our Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska rankings.

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#4

Mid-Plains Community College

North Platte, Nebraska
40 Total Awards
$4,320 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Mid-Plains Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Nebraska. Mid-Plains Community College is a small public school located in North Platte, Nebraska that handed out 40 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mid-Plains Community College are $4,320 per year.

You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Mid-Plains Community College. During the 2019-2020 year, about 60% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

Full Mid-Plains Community College Report

#5

Northeast Community College

Norfolk, Nebraska
41 Total Awards
$5,010 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Northeast Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Nebraska. Northeast is a medium-sized public school situated in Norfolk, Nebraska. It awarded 41 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Northeast are $5,010 a year. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $9,413 in student loans.

Online courses are available at Northeast, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 35% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Northeast did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list.

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#6

College of Saint Mary

Omaha, Nebraska
19 Total Awards
$21,800 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, College of Saint Mary did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out undergraduate certificates to 19 students in 2020-2021.

Saint Mary undergraduate students pay an average of $21,800 in tuition and fees each year. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $20,105 in loans while pursuing their degree.

One thing to take note of is that Saint Mary does offer online classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 65% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

Saint Mary also made our Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list, coming in at #1.

Full College of Saint Mary Report

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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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