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2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska

5 Colleges
$43,116 Avg Salary
$21,919 Avg Student Debt

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Nebraska to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing an online associate degree.

Our analysis found Metropolitan Community College to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue an online associate degree in Nebraska. MCC is a large public school located in the city of Omaha.

Of the 162 students majoring in health professions at MCC, 10% are male and 90% are female.

Full Health Professions at Metropolitan Community College Report

Our 2023 rankings named Southeast Community College Area the most popular online school in Nebraska for health professions students working on their associate degree. Southeast Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

About 81% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 19% are male.

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#3

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Central Community College is a great place for health professions students working on their online associate degree. Located in the small city of Grand Island, Central Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 159 students majoring in health professions at Central Community College, 4% are male and 96% are female.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Western Nebraska Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Nebraska. Located in the town of Scottsbluff, WNCC is a public school with a small student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 9% are male.

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#5

Clarkson College

Omaha, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clarkson College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the large city of Omaha, Clarkson College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 41 students majoring in health professions at Clarkson College, 15% are male and 85% are female.

Full Health Professions at Clarkson College Report

Best Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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

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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 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.

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