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2023 Most Popular Nursing Schools in Nebraska

6 Colleges
$77,064 Avg Salary
$29,762 Avg Student Debt

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Nursing is one of the most popular subjects to study in Nebraska. With 414 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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The Most Popular Nursing Schools in Nebraska ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Nebraska to see which programs were the most popular for 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 .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska Medical Center the most popular school in Nebraska for nursing students. UNMC is a small public school located in the large city of Omaha.

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#2

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Creighton University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Schools in Nebraska list. Creighton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.

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#3

Clarkson College

Omaha, NE

Out of the 6 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarkson College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Clarkson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health is a great place for nursing students. Nebraska Methodist College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.

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Out of the 6 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Nebraska Wesleyan University landed the # 5 spot on the list. NWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lincoln.

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Bryan College of Health Sciences came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Schools in Nebraska ranking. Located in the large city of Lincoln, Bryan College of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 2,207
Minnesota 5,809
Iowa 462
Kansas 311
North Dakota 100
South Dakota 94

One of 29 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952

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.

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