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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska

7 Colleges
$89,269 Avg Salary
$23,211 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Nebraska to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

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

Of the 70 students majoring in health professions at UNMC, 23% are male and 77% are female.

Read full report on Health Professions at University of Nebraska Medical Center

#2

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Out of the 7 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Creighton University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Creighton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.

Women make up 69% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#3

Clarkson College

Omaha, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clarkson College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list. Clarkson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.

Read full report on Health Professions at Clarkson College

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

Read full report on Health Professions at Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health

#5

Midland University

Fremont, NE

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Midland University is a great place for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Midland U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Fremont.

Full Health Professions at Midland University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bryan College of Health Sciences. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, Bryan College of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Full Health Professions at Bryan College of Health Sciences Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nebraska Wesleyan University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list. NWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lincoln.

Full Health Professions at Nebraska Wesleyan University Report

Best Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health Professions Schools 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 7 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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