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

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Finding the Best Health Professions Master'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 Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Nebraska to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Nebraska to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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 master's degree.

Our analysis found University of Nebraska Medical Center to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Nebraska. Located in the large city of Omaha, UNMC is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 211 students majoring in health professions at UNMC, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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#2

Clarkson College

Omaha, NE

Out of the 14 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarkson College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Omaha, Clarkson College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 111 students majoring in health professions at Clarkson College, 17% are male and 83% are female.

Full Health Professions at Clarkson College Report

#3

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Creighton University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the large city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 75 students majoring in health professions at Creighton, 28% are male and 72% are female.

Full Health Professions at Creighton University Report

Out of the 14 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Omaha, Nebraska Methodist College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 89% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Saint Mary. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Saint Mary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.

Of the 67 students majoring in health professions at Saint Mary, 1% are male and 99% are female.

Full Health Professions at College of Saint Mary Report

#6

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Bellevue University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Bellevue University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bellevue.

About 82% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 18% are male.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree health professions programs. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lincoln.

Women make up 97% of the health professions majors at the school.

Read full report on Health Professions at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

With a ranking of #8, Nebraska Wesleyan University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Lincoln, NWU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 94% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at Nebraska Wesleyan University Report

#9

Union College Nebraska

Lincoln, NE

Union College Nebraska came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska ranking. Union College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lincoln.

About 76% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 24% are male.

Full Health Professions at Union College Nebraska Report

University of Nebraska at Kearney ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. UNK is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Kearney.

Full Health Professions at University of Nebraska at Kearney Report

Best Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 14 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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