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Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Nebraska

2023 Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Nebraska

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$14,723 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$81,655 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Doctor's 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 Doctor's Degree Schools in Nebraska to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Nebraska to see which doctor's 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 a Doctorate in Health Professions

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska Medical Center the best value school in Nebraska for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Omaha, UNMC is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNMC are $9,789 per year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a great value for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lincoln.

UNL graduate students pay an average of $7,751 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UNL also made our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list, coming in at #4.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s 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.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Nebraska Methodist College are $12,158 per year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Bryan College of Health Sciences helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Nebraska. Bryan College of Health Sciences is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lincoln.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Bryan College of Health Sciences are $24,823 a year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means College of Saint Mary is a great value for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Saint Mary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Saint Mary are $17,638 a year.

Saint Mary not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list.

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#6

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Creighton University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska ranking. Located in the large 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 graduate student at Creighton are $19,096 a year.

Creighton also took the #3 spot in our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska rankings.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Health Professions Colleges 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 6 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).

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