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2023 Best Value Public Health Schools in Nebraska

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$17,518 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,795 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health School for You

In 2020-2021, 149 degrees and certificates were awarded to public health students who went to a Nebraska college or university. This makes it the #48 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Public Health Schools in Nebraska ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Nebraska to see which programs offered the best value experiences for public 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Public Health Schools in Nebraska

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public health majors pursuing a .

Best Nebraska Schools for Affordable Quality in Public Health

$3,195 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Metropolitan Community College the best value school in Nebraska for public health students. MCC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

MCC undergraduate students pay an average of $3,195 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$3,750 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the remote town of Norfolk, Northeast is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northeast are $3,750 per year.

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$11,941 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Nebraska Medical Center helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Nebraska. Located in the city of Omaha, UNMC is a public school with a small student population.

UNMC undergraduate students pay an average of $11,941 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE
$8,310 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellevue University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Schools in Nebraska list. Bellevue University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bellevue.

Bellevue University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,310 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Bellevue University also made our Best Public Health Schools in Nebraska list, coming in at #1.

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$8,136 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the large city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNOMAHA are $8,136 a year. Public Health majors at UNOMAHA take out an average of $21,378 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$36,310 Average Tuition & Fees

Concordia University, Nebraska landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value public health programs. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Seward.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Concordia University, Nebraska are $36,310 per year.

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$15,439 Average Tuition & Fees

Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Schools in Nebraska ranking. Located in the large city of Omaha, Nebraska Methodist College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Nebraska Methodist College undergraduate students pay an average of $15,439 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Creighton University

Omaha, NE
$44,524 Average Tuition & Fees

Creighton University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Schools in Nebraska ranking. Located in the city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Creighton are $44,524 a year.

Creighton also made our Best Public Health Schools in Nebraska list, coming in at #3.

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#9

Union College Nebraska

Lincoln, NE
$26,060 Average Tuition & Fees

Union College Nebraska did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for public health students. It came in at #9 on the list. Union College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Lincoln.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Union College are $26,060 a year.

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Best Value Public Health Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Health Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 888
Minnesota 962
Kansas 107
Iowa 310
North Dakota 46
South Dakota 45

One of 30 majors within the area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Public 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
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Article 25 Flickr.

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