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2023 Best Master's Degree Schools in Nebraska

13 Schools Ranked

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamp with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Master's Degree Schools in Nebraska ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Nebraska to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students.

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Top Master's Degree Schools in Nebraska

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska
$7,751 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska - Lincoln the best school in Nebraska for students working on their master’s degree.

UNL 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. In 2019-2020 about 48% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full University of Nebraska - Lincoln Report

#2

Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska
$19,096 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Creighton University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Creighton. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 50% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#3

College of Saint Mary

Omaha, Nebraska

Out of the 13 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Saint Mary landed the # 3 spot on the list.

Online graduate courses are available at Saint Mary, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 38% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Full College of Saint Mary Report

$7,542 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 13 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Kearney landed the # 4 spot on the list.

UNK does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 97% took at least some of their classes online.

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#5

Hastings College

Hastings, Nebraska
$12,460 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent master’s degree programs at Hastings College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Nebraska.

Hastings does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 4% took at least some of their classes online.

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#6

Wayne State College

Wayne, Nebraska
$5,412 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Wayne State College did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at WSC. During the 2019-2020 year, about 84% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#7

Doane University

Crete, Nebraska
$8,586 Average Tuition & Fees

Doane University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list.

Doane Crete does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 10% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#8

Concordia University, Nebraska

Seward, Nebraska

Concordia University, Nebraska did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list.

Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Concordia University, Nebraska. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

Full Concordia University, Nebraska Report

$7,752 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Nebraska at Omaha did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list.

One thing to take note of is that UNOMAHA does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 59% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#10

Nebraska Wesleyan University

Lincoln, Nebraska
$7,580 Average Tuition & Fees

Nebraska Wesleyan University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska ranking.

One thing to take note of is that NWU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 81% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#11

Bellevue University

Bellevue, Nebraska
$11,730 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #11, Bellevue University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Bellevue University. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 99% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Full Bellevue University Report

#12

Chadron State College

Chadron, Nebraska
$6,077 Average Tuition & Fees

Chadron State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Chadron State College. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 99% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Full Chadron State College Report

#13

Midland University

Fremont, Nebraska
$14,613 Average Tuition & Fees

Midland University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list.

One thing to take note of is that Midland U does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 26% took at least some of their classes online.

Full Midland University Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.

References

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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