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2023 Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska

8 Schools Ranked
$22,063 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Nebraska to see which online graduate certificate 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
166 Total Awards
$19,096 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Creighton University the most popular school in Nebraska for students working on their graduate certificate. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 166 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 63% were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 50% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#2

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska
130 Total Awards
$7,751 Average Tuition & Fees
$23,815 Avg Student Debt

Out of the 8 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, the large public school awarded 130 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.

On average, graduate certificate students take out $23,815 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 54% of those degree recipients were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 48% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Full University of Nebraska - Lincoln Report

#3

Midland University

Fremont, Nebraska
83 Total Awards
$14,613 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midland University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list. Midland U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fremont, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 83 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 92% were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 26% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Full Midland University Report

#4

Concordia University, Nebraska

Seward, Nebraska
28 Total Awards

You’ll be in good company if you attend Concordia University, Nebraska. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list. Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit institution located in Seward, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 89% of those degree recipients were women.

Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Concordia University, Nebraska. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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#5

Wayne State College

Wayne, Nebraska
15 Total Awards
$5,412 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 8 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in Wayne, Nebraska, the small public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 7% were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 84% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#6

Clarkson College

Omaha, Nebraska
8 Total Awards

Clarkson College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs. Clarkson College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 98% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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11 Total Awards
$7,542 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Nebraska at Kearney did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in Kearney, Nebraska, the medium-sized public school handed out 11 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 73% were women.

Around 97% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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1 Total Awards
$12,158 Average Tuition & Fees

Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list. Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health is a small private not-for-profit school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 1 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Nebraska Methodist College. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 8 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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