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Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska

2023 Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska

19 Colleges
$49,058 Avg Salary
$28,929 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions Bachelor'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in Nebraska to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

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

Women make up 85% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#2

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Creighton University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 84% of the health professions majors at the school.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Nebraska. Located in the large city of Omaha, Nebraska Methodist College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 92% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#4

Clarkson College

Omaha, NE

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Clarkson College is a great place for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Omaha, Clarkson College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 139 students majoring in health professions at Clarkson College, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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Out of the 19 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Bryan College of Health Sciences landed the # 5 spot on the list. Bryan College of Health Sciences is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Lincoln.

Women make up 90% of the health professions majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, College of Saint Mary did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Saint Mary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.

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#7

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Bellevue University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Bellevue University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bellevue.

Women make up 87% of the health professions majors at the school.

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University of Nebraska at Kearney came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska ranking. UNK is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Kearney.

Of the 63 students majoring in health professions at UNK, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. UNL is a very large public school located in the city of Lincoln.

About 90% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 10% are male.

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#10

Union College Nebraska

Lincoln, NE

Union College Nebraska came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska ranking. Union College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lincoln.

Women make up 75% of the health professions majors at the school.

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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

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 19 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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