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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Nebraska

6 Colleges
$37,743 Avg Salary
$15,087 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

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The Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Nebraska ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Nebraska to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Nebraska

Check out the practical nursing programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Nebraska Schools in Nursing & Nursing Assistants

Our 2023 rankings named College of Saint Mary the best school in Nebraska for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Saint Mary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.

While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at Saint Mary accumulate an average of around $19,000 in student debt.

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#2

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

The excellent programs at Central Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Nebraska. Located in the city of Grand Island, Central Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Central Community College take out $10,322 in student loans while working on their degree.

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The excellent programs at Southeast Community College Area helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Nebraska. Southeast Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Southeast Community College take out is $18,486.

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The excellent programs at Metropolitan Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Nebraska. MCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Omaha.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northeast Community College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the remote town of Norfolk, Northeast is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Northeast take out $14,250 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#6

Mid-Plains Community College

North Platte, NE

Mid-Plains Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Nebraska ranking. Located in the remote town of North Platte, Mid-Plains Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 22
North Dakota 70
South Dakota 0

One of 30 majors within the area of study, practical nursing and nursing assistants has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Practical Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • 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 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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