2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for Neurosciences

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for Neurosciences” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Neurosciences is the 81st most popular major in the country with 10,249 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Nebraska, there were 61 neurosciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for Neurosciences” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in neurosciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great neurosciences programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the neurosciences program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for Neurosciences

The colleges and universities below are the best for nebraska vets studying neurosciences.

Top 2 Best Neurosciences Colleges for Veterans in Nebraska

1

University of Nebraska at Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska

928 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$5,364 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for Neurosciences list. University of Nebraska at Omaha is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 ’s neurosciences degrees to qualified students.

UNOMAHA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 15,892 students enrolled at UNOMAHA, 928 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 488 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,364. During this same period, 75 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Nebraska at Omaha]](/colleges/university-of-nebraska-at-omaha/student-life/veterans/)

2

Creighton University
Omaha, Nebraska

278 GI Bill® Students**

$10,575 Average GI Bill® Award

$66,524 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Creighton University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for Neurosciences list. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 35 diplomas to qualified ’s neurosciences students in 2020-2021.

Creighton also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 278 of the 8,770 students enrolled at Creighton were GI Bill® students, of which 185 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,575. In addition to receiving other benefits, 46 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Creighton University]](/colleges/creighton-university/student-life/veterans/)

• Best Neurosciences Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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Notes and References

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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• 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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.