2023 Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 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 each school on the list.
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Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska
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Our analysis found Creighton University to be the most popular school for students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Nebraska. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 166 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Around 63% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that Creighton does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 50% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list. UNL is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a large population, and it awarded 130 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $23,815 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 54% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UNL does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 48% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list. This fairly large public school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 88 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $20,310 in student loans. Around 64% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UNOMAHA does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. 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.
Out of the 14 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Midland University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Midland U is located in Fremont, Nebraska and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 83 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 92% were women.
Midland U does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 26% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you attend University of Nebraska Medical Center. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list. UNMC is a public institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 76 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 78% of those degree recipients were women.
UNMC 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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 24% took at least some of their classes online.
Concordia University, Nebraska did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Seward, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 28 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 89% were women.
Since the graduate programs at Concordia University, Nebraska are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
Doane University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Doane Crete is a private not-for-profit institution located in Crete, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 27 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 44% of those degree recipients were women.
Doane Crete does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 10% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Wayne State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Wayne, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 15 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 7% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at WSC, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 84% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Nebraska at Kearney ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list. This medium-sized public school is located in Kearney, Nebraska, and it awarded 11 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 73% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at UNK, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 97% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Clarkson College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Clarkson College 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 98% took at least some of their classes online.
Bryan College of Health Sciences came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska ranking. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, the very small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Bryan College of Health Sciences, 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, 55% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
College of Saint Mary ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Saint Mary. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 38% took at least some of their classes online.
Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #13 on the list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 1 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Nebraska Methodist College is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
With a ranking of #14, Nebraska Wesleyan University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at NWU. In fact, around 81% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 14 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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