by our College Data Analytics TeamWhen pursuing a grad degree in today's world, there are many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Top Nebraska Colleges for a Doctorate ranking - to help you make that decision.
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We analyzed 5 grad schools across Nebraska to determine which have the best doctorate degree programs. Instead of depending on subjective information to rank the best grad schools, we focus on objective factors in our analysis. More specifically, the following explains what we consider and why.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with a doctorate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue a doctorate degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
In addition to average starting salaries, we also consider the average amount of student loans that graduate students take on while pursuing their doctorate degree. The average debt load at a particular school may not be bad, but it's an important thing to consider in conjunction with post-graduation earnings.
Our Best Doctorate Degree Schools considers other factors in addition to average post-graduation earnings and average student debt. These factors include things like the educational resources, the demand associated with the school, whether or not the school offers online classes, and the student body caliber - just to name a few.
To learn more, visit our graduate school ranking methodology page.
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Learn more about these excellent grad schools below:
Our 2024 rankings named Creighton University the best grad school in Nebraska in terms of overall quality for students working on their doctorate degree. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 858 doctorate degrees in 2020-2021.
During the early years of their career, doctorate degree graduates from Creighton make an average of $84,902 a year.
The excellent doctorate degree programs at University of Nebraska - Lincoln helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Nebraska. This large public school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 403 doctorate degrees in 2020-2021.
During the early years of their career, doctorate degree graduates from UNL make an average of $56,792 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Saint Mary. The school came in at #3 in Nebraska on this year’s best doctorate degree schools ranking. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. The school came in at #4 in Nebraska on this year’s best doctorate degree schools ranking. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 41 doctorate degrees in 2020-2021.
Upon graduation, doctorate degree recipients go on to jobs making an average salary of $75,564 during the early years of their career.
The excellent doctorate degree programs at Doane University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Nebraska. Located in Crete, Nebraska, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 17 diplomas to qualifed doctorate degree students in 2020-2021.
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