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2023 Most Popular Online Doctor's Degree Schools in Nebraska

6 Schools Ranked

A student has lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps 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 Online Doctor's Degree Schools in Nebraska to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Nebraska to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska
858 Total Awards
$19,096 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Creighton University to be the most popular school for students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Nebraska. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 858 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 62% of those degree recipients were women.

In 2019-2020 about 50% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full Creighton University Report

59 Total Awards
$12,158 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in Nebraska. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 59 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Around 81% of those degree recipients were women.

Since the graduate programs at Nebraska Methodist College are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.

Read full report on Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health

#3

Bellevue University

Bellevue, Nebraska
10 Total Awards
$11,730 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Bellevue University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in Nebraska. Located in Bellevue, Nebraska, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 40% were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 99% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#4

College of Saint Mary

Omaha, Nebraska
9 Total Awards

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means College of Saint Mary is a great place for students working on their doctor’s degree. Saint Mary is located in Omaha, Nebraska and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Of those students who received their degree, 89% were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 38% took at least some of their classes online.

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#5

Bryan College of Health Sciences

Lincoln, Nebraska
23 Total Awards
$24,823 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Bryan College of Health Sciences helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in Nebraska. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, the very small private not-for-profit school handed out 23 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 65% were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 55% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Read full report on Bryan College of Health Sciences

#6

Clarkson College

Omaha, Nebraska
3 Total Awards

With a ranking of #6, Clarkson College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. Clarkson College is located in Omaha, Nebraska and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Of those students who received their degree, 33% were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 98% took at least some of their classes online.

Full Clarkson College Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

References

  • 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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