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 analysis found Metropolitan Community College to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a associate degree in Nebraska. MCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Omaha.
MCC undergraduate students pay an average of $3,195 in in-state tuition and fees each 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Community College Area. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Southeast Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Lincoln.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southeast Community College are $3,192 a year.
Southeast Community College also took the #2 spot in our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska rankings.
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Out of the 8 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Grand Island, Central Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Community College are $3,210 per year.
Central Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska list.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northeast Community College is a great value for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Norfolk, Northeast is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northeast are $3,750 a year.
Northeast did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska list.
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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 landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health professions programs. Located in the large city of Omaha, Clarkson College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Clarkson College are $14,880 a year.
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Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health 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 #7 on the list. Located in the 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 large city of Lincoln.
Union College undergraduate students pay an average of $26,060 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Union College also made our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska list, coming in at #5.
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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.