2023 Best Master's Degree Schools in Nebraska
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The Best Master's Degree Schools in Nebraska ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in Nebraska to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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Top Master's Degree Schools in Nebraska
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Our analysis found University of Nebraska - Lincoln to be the best school for students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Nebraska. UNL is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a large population, and it awarded 971 master’s degrees in .
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UNL does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 40% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Creighton University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 434 master’s degrees in .
One thing to take note of is that Creighton does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2022-2023 about 36% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Out of the 13 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Saint Mary landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, the very small private not-for-profit school handed out 115 master’s degree awards in .
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Saint Mary. In 2022-2023 about 52% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Nebraska at Kearney helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Nebraska. This medium-sized public school is located in Kearney, Nebraska, and it awarded 487 master’s degrees in .
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UNK does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2022-2023 year, about 97% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hastings College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Hastings, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 7 students in .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Hastings. In 2022-2023 about 6% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Wayne State College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Wayne, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 255 students in .
One thing to take note of is that WSC does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2022-2023 about 72% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Doane University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska ranking. Doane University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Crete, Nebraska that handed out 276 master’s degrees in .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Doane Crete. During the 2022-2023 year, about 10% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Concordia University, Nebraska ranked #8 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Seward, Nebraska. It awarded 119 master’s degrees in .
Since the graduate programs at Concordia University, Nebraska are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
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University of Nebraska at Omaha came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska ranking. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, the fairly large public school awarded 869 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in .
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UNOMAHA does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 71% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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With a ranking of #10, Nebraska Wesleyan University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree. Nebraska Wesleyan University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 33 master’s degrees in .
Online graduate courses are available at NWU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2022-2023 year, about 55% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Bellevue University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Bellevue, Nebraska, and it awarded 902 master’s degrees in .
One thing to take note of is that Bellevue University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2022-2023 year, about 100% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Chadron State College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs. Chadron, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 136 students in .
Chadron State College is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
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Midland University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Midland University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Fremont, Nebraska that handed out 78 master’s degrees in .
Midland U does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 95% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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