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2023 Best Value Health Professions Schools in Nebraska

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$21,758 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,267 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions School for You

In 2020-2021, health professions students earned 1,943 degrees and certificates from a Nebraska school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Health Professions Schools in Nebraska ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in Nebraska to see which ones offered the best value programs for health professions students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Schools in Nebraska

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health professions majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Health Professions Schools

$11,941 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Nebraska Medical Center to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a degree in Nebraska. UNMC is a small public school located in the large city of Omaha.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNMC are $11,941 a year.

Full Health Professions at University of Nebraska Medical Center Report

$38,334 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Nebraska Wesleyan University is a great value for health professions students. NWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Lincoln.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NWU are $38,334 per year.

Full Health Professions at Nebraska Wesleyan University Report

$9,590 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNL are $9,590 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UNL is ranked #1 for overall quality for health professions in Nebraska.

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$7,940 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Kearney. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the town of Kearney, UNK is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNK are $7,940 a year.

UNK did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Health Professions Schools in Nebraska list.

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$8,136 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Schools in Nebraska list. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Omaha.

UNOMAHA undergraduate students pay an average of $8,136 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$36,310 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Concordia University, Nebraska did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students. Located in the distant town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Concordia University, Nebraska undergraduate students pay an average of $36,310 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Clarkson College

Omaha, NE
$14,880 Average Tuition & Fees

Clarkson College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value health professions programs. Clarkson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Clarkson College are $14,880 a year.

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$15,439 Average Tuition & Fees

Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for health professions students. It came in at #8 on the list. Nebraska Methodist College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Nebraska Methodist College are $15,439 a year.

Full Health Professions at Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health Report

$21,800 Average Tuition & Fees

College of Saint Mary came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools in Nebraska ranking. Located in the city of Omaha, Saint Mary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Saint Mary are $21,800 a year.

Saint Mary also took the #3 spot in our Best Health Professions Schools in Nebraska rankings.

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#10

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE
$8,310 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, Bellevue University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students. Located in the suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bellevue University are $8,310 per year.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,489
Missouri 7,577
Minnesota 12,836
Iowa 2,948
North Dakota 647
South Dakota 515

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952
Mental & Social Health Services 16,815
Allied Health Professions 12,950
Communication Sciences 10,547
Dentistry 6,770
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4,684
Chiropractic 2,658
Alternative Medicine & Systems 2,582
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 2,481
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,762
Medical Illustration & Informatics 1,747
Health Sciences & Services 1,746
Other Health Professions 1,261
Health/Medical Prep Programs 1,122
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 954
Medical Science 909
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 462
Dental Support Services 122
Alternative Medical Support Services 80
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 55
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 37
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 11
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 4

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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