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2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Nebraska

6 Schools Ranked

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Nebraska ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Nebraska to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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:

#1

Clarkson College

Omaha, Nebraska
91 Total Awards

Our analysis found Clarkson College to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Nebraska. Clarkson College is located in Omaha, Nebraska and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 91 master’s degrees to qualified students.

Of those students who received their degree, 79% were women.

Clarkson College 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 2019-2020.

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57 Total Awards
$9,789 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska Medical Center is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, the small public school handed out 57 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 91% were women.

Online graduate courses are available at UNMC, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 24% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#3

Nebraska Wesleyan University

Lincoln, Nebraska
32 Total Awards
$7,580 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Nebraska Wesleyan University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 32 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 94% were women.

One thing to take note of is that NWU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 81% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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29 Total Awards
$12,158 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent master’s degree programs at Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Nebraska. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 93% were women.

Since the graduate programs at Nebraska Methodist College are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.

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#5

Bryan College of Health Sciences

Lincoln, Nebraska
4 Total Awards
$24,823 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Bryan College of Health Sciences is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Bryan College of Health Sciences is a very small private not-for-profit school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 4 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

Bryan College of Health Sciences does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 55% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#6

Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska
1 Total Awards
$19,096 Average Tuition & Fees

Creighton University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 1 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Creighton. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 50% took at least some of their classes online.

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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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