2025 Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska

Allied Health Professions is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #57 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 8 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 197 bachelor's degrees in allied health professions during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Allied Health Professions School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of allied health professions for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to allied health professions students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other allied health professions students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for allied health professions to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized allied health professions related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for allied health professions students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska list to help you make the college decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Allied Health Professions in Nebraska

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in allied health professions.

Top Nebraska Schools for a Bachelor's in Allied Health

1

University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE

46 Annual Graduates

$85,964 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in allied health professions needs to look into University of Nebraska Medical Center. UNMC is a small public university located in the city of Omaha.

Allied Health Professions bachelor's degree recipients from University of Nebraska Medical Center earn a boost of about $20,942 above the average earnings of allied health professions graduates.

More information about a bachelor’s in allied health professions from University of Nebraska Medical Center

2

Creighton University
Omaha, NE

14 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Creighton University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in allied health professions. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Omaha.More information about a bachelor’s in allied health professions from Creighton University

3

Clarkson College
Omaha, NE

22 Annual Graduates

$61,222 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in allied health professions has to look into Clarkson College. Located in the city of Omaha, Clarkson College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the allied health program make about $61,222 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a bachelor’s in allied health professions from Clarkson College

4

Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health
Omaha, NE

19 Annual Graduates

$52,454 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in allied health professions. Located in the large city of Omaha, Nebraska Methodist College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the allied health program make about $52,454 in their early career salary.

More information about a bachelor’s in allied health professions from Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health

5

Bryan College of Health Sciences
Lincoln, NE

17 Annual Graduates

$60,447 Median Starting Salary

Bryan College of Health Sciences is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Lincoln.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the allied health program report average early career earnings of $60,447.

More information about a bachelor’s in allied health professions from Bryan College of Health Sciences

6

University of Nebraska at Kearney
Kearney, NE

45 Annual Graduates

UNK is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Kearney.More information about a bachelor’s in allied health professions from University of Nebraska at Kearney

7

Midland University
Fremont, NE

2 Annual Graduates

Midland U is a small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Fremont.More information about a bachelor’s in allied health professions from Midland University

8

Nebraska Wesleyan University
Lincoln, NE

13 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Lincoln, NWU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in allied health professions from Nebraska Wesleyan University

Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	228	240
Minnesota	215	102
Iowa	197	116
Kansas	184	158
North Dakota	149	95
South Dakota	148	18

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Rankings in Majors Related to Allied Health

One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Allied Health Professions has other similar majors worth exploring.

Allied Health Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Radiologic Technology	51
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	45
Athletic Training	27
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	25
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	20
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	14
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist	8
Respiratory Care Therapy	5
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology	2

Majors Similar to Allied Health

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	1,331
Health & Medical Administrative Services	159
Communication Sciences	70
Public Health	61
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	35
Other Health Professions	34
Health Sciences & Services	30
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	27
Dental Support Services	22
Alternative Medicine & Systems	9

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.