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2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$14,443 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$89,269 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate 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.

The Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Nebraska to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for health professions students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska

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

Best Nebraska Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Health Professions

Our analysis found University of Nebraska Medical Center to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Nebraska. Located in the large city of Omaha, UNMC is a public college with a small student population.

UNMC graduate students pay an average of $9,789 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Health Professions at University of Nebraska Medical Center Report

#2

Clarkson College

Omaha, NE

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Clarkson College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the city of Omaha, Clarkson College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Clarkson College are $12,294 per year.

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#3

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Creighton University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Nebraska. Located in the large city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Creighton graduate students pay an average of $19,096 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Creighton did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list.

Full Health Professions at Creighton University Report

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 3 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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