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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska

6 Schools Ranked
$29,746 Avg Student Debt

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which nursing program is right 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.

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 each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

105 Total Awards
$9,789 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska Medical Center the most popular school in Nebraska for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. University of Nebraska Medical Center is a small public school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 105 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

Around 78% of those degree recipients were women.

UNMC does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2020-2021 year, about 17% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#2

Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska
188 Total Awards
$19,402 Average Tuition & Fees
$25,766 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you attend Creighton University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list. Creighton is located in Omaha, Nebraska and has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 188 graduate certificates to qualified students.

On average, graduate certificate students take out $25,766 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 71% of those degree recipients were women.

Creighton 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. During the 2020-2021 year, about 40% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#2

Clarkson College

Omaha, Nebraska
15 Total Awards
$26,544 Avg Student Debt

Out of the 6 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarkson College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Clarkson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 15 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

Graduate Certificate recipients from Clarkson College accumulate an average of $26,544 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 93% were women.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Clarkson College. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 97% of graduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

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2 Total Awards
$12,533 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list. Nebraska Methodist College is located in Omaha, Nebraska and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 graduate certificates to qualified students.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% 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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#5

Nebraska Wesleyan University

Lincoln, Nebraska
$8,230 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Nebraska Wesleyan University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Nebraska.

NWU 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. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 98% of graduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

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#5

Bryan College of Health Sciences

Lincoln, Nebraska
7 Total Awards
$23,512 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent 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. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, the very small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2021-2022.

Around 71% of those degree recipients were women.

One thing to take note of is that Bryan College of Health Sciences does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 44% of graduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

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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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