2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Health Professions Associate Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, health professions students earned 4,665 degrees and certificates from a Nebraska school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Nebraska to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for health professions 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.
Best Nebraska Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Health Professions
Our 2023 rankings named Metropolitan Community College the best value school in Nebraska for health professions students working on their associate degree. MCC is a large public school located in the city of Omaha.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MCC are $3,195 a year.
MCC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska list.
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Out of the 8 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Community College Area landed the # 2 spot on the list. Southeast Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Lincoln.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southeast Community College are $3,192 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Southeast Community College is ranked #2 for overall quality for health professions in Nebraska.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the city of Grand Island, Central Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Community College are $3,210 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Central Community College is ranked #4 for overall quality for health professions in Nebraska.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Northeast Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Nebraska. Located in the remote town of Norfolk, Northeast is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northeast are $3,750 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Northeast is ranked #3 for overall quality for health professions in Nebraska.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Mid-Plains Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Nebraska. Located in the remote town of North Platte, Mid-Plains Community College is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Mid-Plains Community College are $3,420 a year.
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Clarkson College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska ranking. Located in the large city of Omaha, Clarkson College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Clarkson College undergraduate students pay an average of $14,880 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska ranking. Located in the large city of Omaha, Nebraska Methodist College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Nebraska Methodist College are $15,439 a year.
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Union College Nebraska did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Union College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lincoln.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Union College are $26,060 a year.
Union College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska list.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 5,886 |
| Minnesota | 25,582 |
| Iowa | 6,876 |
| South Dakota | 2,186 |
| Missouri | 16,143 |
| North Dakota | 2,083 |
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 8 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.
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