2023 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Schools in Nebraska
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Doctor's Degree Schools in Nebraska to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in Nebraska to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Doctor's Degree Schools in Nebraska
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Our analysis found Creighton University to be the most popular school for students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Nebraska. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 858 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 62% of those degree recipients were women.
Creighton does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 50% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, the large public school handed out 403 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 51% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at UNL, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 48% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 10 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska Medical Center landed the # 3 spot on the list. This small public school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 391 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 58% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UNMC. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 24% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health is a great place for students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 59 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 81% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, Nebraska Methodist College is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Out of the 10 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the # 5 spot on the list. UNOMAHA is a public institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 41 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 63% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UNOMAHA. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 59% took at least some of their classes online.
Bryan College of Health Sciences came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska ranking. Bryan College of Health Sciences is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and has a very small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 65% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Bryan College of Health Sciences. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 55% took at least some of their classes online.
Doane University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Doane Crete is located in Crete, Nebraska and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 59% were women.
One thing to take note of is that Doane Crete does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 10% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Bellevue University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. Bellevue, Nebraska is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 40% were women.
One thing to take note of is that Bellevue University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 99% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
College of Saint Mary landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. 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.
Around 89% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Saint Mary does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 38% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Clarkson College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Clarkson College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 3 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 33% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Clarkson College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 98% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 10 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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