by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in Nebraska” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Public Health is the 26th most popular major in the country with 41,651 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , public health graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $43,510 and had an average of $33,804 in loans still to pay off.
Across Nebraska, there were 188 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,348 and $33,365 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 102 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,388 and $35,873 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in Nebraska” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in public health. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in public health.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in Nebraska”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska Medical Center. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in Nebraska list. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this small public school handed out 60 degrees to qualified masters’s public health students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health landed the #2 spot on the list. Nebraska Methodist College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Read full report on Public Health at Nebraska Methodist College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Concordia University, Nebraska. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in Nebraska. Concordia University, Nebraska is located in Seward, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 15 masters’s public health degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Creighton University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Health Major in Nebraska list. Creighton University is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 22 masters’s public health degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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