2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in Nebraska
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Allied Health Professions School for You
Allied Health Professions is the #11 most popular major in Nebraska with 596 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in Nebraska ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in Nebraska to see which programs offered the best value experiences for allied health students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Southeast Community College Area the best value school in Nebraska for allied health professions students. Located in the city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Southeast Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,192 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at Southeast Community College take out is $16,196.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Metropolitan Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the city of Omaha, MCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
MCC undergraduate students pay an average of $3,195 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, allied health graduates from MCC carry an average student debtload of $24,028.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Central Community College is a great value for allied health professions students. Central Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Grand Island.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Community College are $3,210 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in Nebraska list. Northeast is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Norfolk.
Northeast undergraduate students pay an average of $3,750 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Allied Health majors at Northeast take out an average of $8,649 in student loans while working on their egree.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Mid-Plains Community College is a great value for allied health professions students. Mid-Plains Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of North Platte.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mid-Plains Community College are $3,420 per year.
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University of Nebraska Medical Center landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value allied health professions programs. UNMC is a small public school located in the city of Omaha.
UNMC undergraduate students pay an average of $11,941 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at UNMC take out is $13,625.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Nebraska at Omaha did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the large city of Omaha.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNOMAHA are $8,136 a year.
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University of Nebraska at Kearney landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value allied health professions programs. Located in the distant town of Kearney, UNK is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
UNK undergraduate students pay an average of $7,940 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for allied health professions students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNL are $9,590 per year.
UNL did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Allied Health Professions Schools in Nebraska list.
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Clarkson College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for allied health professions students. It came in at #10 on the list. Clarkson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.
Clarkson College undergraduate students pay an average of $14,880 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, allied health graduates from Clarkson College carry an average student debtload of $30,057.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 1,137 |
| Minnesota | 756 |
| Kansas | 576 |
| Iowa | 577 |
| North Dakota | 170 |
| South Dakota | 217 |
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Other Related Allied Health Programs
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Majors Related to Allied Health
One of 30 majors within the area of study, allied health professions has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Allied Health
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing | 322,592 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
| Public Health | 40,596 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 17 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.