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2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$8,324 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,116 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska

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

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 large 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 did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska list.

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#3

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the town of Norfolk, Northeast is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

Northeast also took the #3 spot in our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska rankings.

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#5

Mid-Plains Community College

North Platte, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mid-Plains Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the town of North Platte, Mid-Plains Community College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mid-Plains Community College are $3,420 per year.

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#6

Clarkson College

Omaha, NE

Clarkson College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the 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 ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the city of Omaha, Nebraska Methodist College is a private not-for-profit school 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

Union College Nebraska

Lincoln, NE

Union College Nebraska ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Union College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the 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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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 5,886
Minnesota 25,582
Iowa 6,876
South Dakota 2,186
Missouri 16,143
North Dakota 2,083

Health Professions Majors to Study

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
Public Health 40,596
Health Sciences & Services 35,945
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 29,833
Mental & Social Health Services 29,053
Medicine 28,629
Dental Support Services 26,399
Communication Sciences 22,298
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 20,393
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 18,901
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 10,751
Health/Medical Prep Programs 9,210
Other Health Professions 7,984
Dentistry 6,770
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 6,158
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5,115
Alternative Medicine & Systems 3,564
Chiropractic 2,658
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies 2,374
Medical Illustration & Informatics 2,089
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,775
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 960
Medical Science 909
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 294
Alternative Medical Support Services 227
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 68

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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