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2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in Nebraska

9 Colleges
$50,795 Avg Salary
$21,378 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Public Health Schools in Nebraska to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in Nebraska to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Health program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Health Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska Medical Center the most popular school in Nebraska for public health students. Located in the city of Omaha, UNMC is a public college with a small student population.

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Out of the 9 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Public Health majors at UNOMAHA take out an average of $21,378 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#3

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Creighton University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Nebraska. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in Nebraska list. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Seward.

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#5

Union College Nebraska

Lincoln, NE

The excellent programs at Union College Nebraska helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Nebraska. Union College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Lincoln.

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Northeast Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public health programs. Located in the town of Norfolk, Northeast is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public health students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Omaha, Nebraska Methodist College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Metropolitan Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Schools in Nebraska ranking. MCC is a large public school located in the city of Omaha.

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#8

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Bellevue University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Schools in Nebraska ranking. Bellevue University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bellevue.

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Best Public Health Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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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