2023 Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Health Professions Undergraduate 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Nebraska to see which undergraduate certificate 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.
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Our analysis found Southeast Community College Area to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Nebraska. Southeast Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Lincoln.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Community College are $3,192 per year.
Southeast Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Central Community College is a great value for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Grand Island, Central Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Central Community College are $3,210 a 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 #2 for overall quality for health professions in Nebraska.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Metropolitan Community College is a great value for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. MCC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Omaha.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MCC are $3,195 a year.
MCC also took the #5 spot in our Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska rankings.
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Out of the 5 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Mid-Plains Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. 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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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Nebraska. Located in the large city of Omaha, Nebraska Methodist College is a private not-for-profit college 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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| 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 5 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.