Best Online Colleges in Nebraska 2023

BEST ONLINE COLLEGES IN NEBRASKA

Find the best online colleges in Nebraska ranked by the academic success of faculty and alumni associated with the colleges and universities and their online degree programs.

Top 10 Online Colleges in Nebraska

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  1. University of Nebraska–Lincoln
  2. Creighton University
  3. University of Nebraska Omaha
  4. University of Nebraska at Kearney
  5. Chadron State College
  6. Bellevue University
  7. Doane University
  8. Peru State College
  9. Clarkson College
  10. Wayne State College
  1. Clarkson College 96%
  2. University of Nebraska at Kearney 90%
  3. University of Nebraska Omaha 87%
  4. Nebraska Methodist College 84%
  5. University of Nebraska–Lincoln 81%
  6. Creighton University 78%
  7. Doane University 77%
  8. York University 62%
  1. Peru State College 20 to 1
  2. Wayne State College 20 to 1
  3. Clarkson College 18 to 1
  4. Chadron State College 17 to 1
  5. Bellevue University 16 to 1
  6. University of Nebraska–Lincoln 16 to 1
  7. University of Nebraska Omaha 16 to 1
  8. University of Nebraska at Kearney 13 to 1
  9. Nebraska Methodist College 13 to 1
  10. Creighton University 12 to 1
  1. Creighton University $44,524
  2. Doane University $37,880
  3. York University $19,900
  4. Nebraska Methodist College $16,207
  5. Clarkson College $14,880
  6. Bellevue University $8,310
  7. University of Nebraska–Lincoln $7,770
  8. Peru State College $7,680
  9. Wayne State College $7,618
  10. University of Nebraska Omaha $6,344
  1. Creighton University $17,190
  2. Clarkson College $12,294
  3. Nebraska Methodist College $11,758
  4. Bellevue University $10,980
  5. Peru State College $9,120
  6. Doane University $8,407
  7. University of Nebraska at Kearney $6,216
  8. University of Nebraska–Lincoln $6,138
  9. University of Nebraska Omaha $6,138
  10. York University $5,100
  1. York University
  2. Nebraska Methodist College
  3. Wayne State College
  4. Clarkson College
  5. Peru State College
  6. Doane University
  7. Bellevue University
  8. Chadron State College
  9. University of Nebraska at Kearney
  10. University of Nebraska Omaha
  1. York University 62%
  2. Doane University 77%
  3. Creighton University 78%
  4. University of Nebraska–Lincoln 81%
  5. Nebraska Methodist College 84%
  6. University of Nebraska Omaha 87%
  7. University of Nebraska at Kearney 90%
  8. Clarkson College 96%
  1. Doane University 11 to 1
  2. Creighton University 12 to 1
  3. York University 12 to 1
  4. University of Nebraska at Kearney 13 to 1
  5. Nebraska Methodist College 13 to 1
  6. Bellevue University 16 to 1
  7. University of Nebraska–Lincoln 16 to 1
  8. University of Nebraska Omaha 16 to 1
  9. Chadron State College 17 to 1
  10. Clarkson College 18 to 1
  1. Chadron State College $5,208
  2. University of Nebraska at Kearney $6,270
  3. University of Nebraska Omaha $6,344
  4. Wayne State College $7,618
  5. Peru State College $7,680
  6. University of Nebraska–Lincoln $7,770
  7. Bellevue University $8,310
  8. Clarkson College $14,880
  9. Nebraska Methodist College $16,207
  10. York University $19,900
  1. Wayne State College $4,185
  2. Chadron State College $4,650
  3. York University $5,100
  4. University of Nebraska–Lincoln $6,138
  5. University of Nebraska Omaha $6,138
  6. University of Nebraska at Kearney $6,216
  7. Doane University $8,407
  8. Peru State College $9,120
  9. Bellevue University $10,980
  10. Nebraska Methodist College $11,758

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Colleges and Universities in Nebraska

Students can choose from 29 higher learning institutions, including community colleges, technical institutes, religious colleges, and public universities. Of the 15 public campuses, the University of Nebraska - Lincoln is the largest, with over 22,000 students. Coming in under the national average, the university’s tuition rate is $9,000, and students can earn their degree in fields such as law, mathematics, communication, and sociology.

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The most affordable schools in the state are its six community colleges with tuition ranging from $3,000 to $4,000. Nebraska also has 12 religiously affiliated institutions, including those with Methodist, Presbyterian, Catholic, and Lutheran influences. At $40,000 in tuition, Creighton University is both the largest and most expensive of these schools, and it boasts a 95% employment rate after graduation.

As one of the largest corn producers in the country, it’s no wonder Nebraska’s nickname is The Cornhusker State. The state is also home to an unusual monument - Carhenge. Replicating England’s famous Stonehenge, this structure is made out of vintage American automobiles that have been painted gray and lodged into the ground. With the Great Plains, over 20,000 square miles of sand dunes, and a portion of the Badlands, Nebraska offers a unique setting for students looking to earn their associate, bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree.

Mental health, dental, and other health care professionals working in shortage areas can apply for loan repayment awards through the Nebraska Loan Repayment Program. Doctors and dentists may qualify for up to $200,000.

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Median Salaries of Top Careers in Nebraska

The following graph depicts the average salaries of top occupations in different industries in Nebraska.

Source: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

Annual Salary
93490Biochemists and Biophysicists
109360Personal Financial Advisors
117350Actuaries
149860Aerospace Engineers
224420Chief Executives
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Best Online Colleges in Nebraska 2022

  1. Other Rankings

    Tuition + fees

    $10K

    Acceptance

    81%

    Graduation

    66%

    Student body

    22K

    Median SAT/ACT

    1215/25

    Online Degrees

    BS in Applied Science

    Areas of Emphasis

    • Food, Animal and Plant Science
    • Genetics, Biotechnology and Processing
    • Ecology
    • Entrepreneurship, Economics and Policy
    • Program type: Degree completion
    • Required Credits: 120
    • Completion time: None Reported
    • Format: Online
    BS in Early Childhood Education in a Mobile Society
    • Program type: Degree completion
    • Required Credits: 120
    • Completion time: None Reported
    • Format: Online
  2. Other Rankings

    Tuition + fees

    $8K

    Acceptance

    87%

    Graduation

    50%

    Student body

    13K

    Online Degrees

    BS in Business Administration

    Concentrations

    • Human Resource Management
    • Logistics and Supply Chain Management
    • Management
    • Required Credits: 120-128
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BS in Criminology & Criminal Justice
    • Required Credits: 120-128
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BS in Education

    Concentrations

    • Library Science
    • Required Credits: 120-128
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BS in Gerontology

    Concentrations

    • Pre-Health
    • Administration
    • Healthy Aging
    • Required Credits: 120-128
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BSEM in Emergency Management

    Areas of Concentration

    • Aviation Administration
    • Criminology and Criminal Justice
    • Fire Service Management
    • Gerontology
    • Geospatial Science
    • Information Technology and Communication
    • Intelligence and Security
    • Logistics Management
    • Natural Disasters
    • Nonprofit Management
    • Planning and Preparing for Urban Hazards
    • Private Sector Management
    • Public Administration and Management
    • Public Health
    • Tribal Management and Emergency Services
    • Unmanned Aircraft Systems
    • Required Credits: 120
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BS in Management Information Systems

    Concentrations

    • IT Audit and Control
    • Global IT Leadership and Management
    • i-Business Application Development and Management
    • Information Assurance Concentration for MIS Majors
    • Internet Technologies Concentration for MIS Majors
    • Required Credits: 120
    • Completion time: 4 years
    • Format: Online
    BMS in Multidisciplinary Studies

    Concentrations

    • Applied Leadership
    • Aviation Studies
    • Criminology & Criminal Justice
    • Cross-Sector Leadership
    • Cybersecurity
    • Emergency Management
    • General Administration
    • Health Care Administration
    • Gerontology
    • Information Technology
    • Library Science
    • Management Information Systems
    • Nonprofit Administration
    • Political Science
    • Psychology
    • Sociology
    • Required Credits: 120
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BA/BS in Political Science

    Concentrations

    • Government Affairs and Civic Engagement
    • Foreign and National Security Affairs
    • Law and the Courts
    • Race, Ethnicity and Gender Politics
    • Political Thought
    • Required Credits: 120
    • Completion time: 4 years
    • Format: Online
    BA in Religious Studies
    • Required Credits: 120
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BA/BS in Sociology

    Concentrations

    • Anthropology
    • Families and Inequality
    • Health and Society
    • Inequality and Social Justice
    • Work and Organizations
    • Required Credits: 120
    • Completion time: 4 years
    • Format: Online
    BA in Women’s and Gender Studies

    Concentrations

    • Gender and Leadership
    • Required Credits: 120
    • Completion time: 4 years
    • Format: Online
  3. Other Rankings

    Tuition + fees

    $8K

    Acceptance

    90%

    Graduation

    58%

    Student body

    5K

    Median SAT/ACT

    1030/22

    Online Degrees

    BS in Applied Health Sciences
    • Required Credits: 120
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BS in Business Administration

    Concentrations

    • Accounting
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Marketing/Management
    • Required Credits: 120
    • Completion time: None Reported
    • Format: Online
    BS in Business Administration Comprehensive

    Concentrations

    • Accounting
    • Management
    • Marketing
    • Required Credits: 120
    • Completion time: None Reported
    • Format: Online
    BS in Criminal Justice
    • Required Credits: 120
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BS in Early Childhood & Family Advocacy
    • Required Credits: 120
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BA in History
    • Required Credits: 120
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BS in History

    Concentrations

    • Social Science Comprehensive
    • Required Credits: 120
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BS in Organizational and Relational Communication
    • Required Credits: 120
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BA/BS in Psychology
    • Required Credits: 120
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BS in Psychology Comprehensive
    • Required Credits: 120
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BS in Social Work Comprehensive
    • Required Credits: 120
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BA/BS in Sociology
    • Required Credits: 120
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
  4. #5

    Bellevue University

    Bellevue , NE
    Other Rankings

    Tuition + fees

    $8K

    Graduation

    23%

    Student body

    9K

    Online Degrees

    BS in Accounting
    • Required Credits: 127
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BS in Art Education
    • Required Credits: 127
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BS in Behavioral Science
    • Required Credits: 127
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BS in Business
    • Required Credits: 127
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BS in Business Administration
    • Required Credits: 127
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BS in Business Analytics
    • Required Credits: 127
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BS in Business Analysis And Management
    • Required Credits: 127
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BS in Business Leadership And Management
    • Required Credits: 127
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BS in Child Protection And Juvenile Justice
    • Required Credits: 127
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BA in Communication Studies

    Emphasis

    • Mass Media
    • Organizational and Strategic Communication
    • Required Credits: 127
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BAS in Computer Information Systems

    Concentrations

    • Application Development
    • Business Intelligence
    • Cybersecurity
    • Networking
    • Required Credits: 120
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BS in Computer Information Systems
    • Required Credits: 127
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BS in Criminal Justice (Cohort)
    • Required Credits: 127
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BS in Criminal Justice (Traditional)
    • Required Credits: 127
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BS in Cybersecurity
    • Required Credits: 127
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BS in Cybersecurity (Cohort)
    • Required Credits: 127
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BS in Data Science
    • Required Credits: 127
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BS in Emergency Management
    • Required Credits: 127
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BA in Graphic Design
    • Required Credits: 127
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BS in Health Studies
    • Required Credits: 127
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BS in Healthcare Management
    • Required Credits: 127
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BS in History
    • Required Credits: 127
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BS in Hospitality Management
    • Required Credits: 127
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BS in Information Technology
    • Required Credits: 127
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BS in Intelligence And Security Studies
    • Required Credits: 127
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BS in International Business Administration
    • Required Credits: 127
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BS in It Operations Management
    • Required Credits: 127
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BS in Leadership
    • Required Credits: 127
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BS in Legal Studies
    • Required Credits: 127
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BA in Liberal Studies
    • Required Credits: 127
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BS in Management
    • Required Credits: 127
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BS in Management Information Systems
    • Required Credits: 127
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BS in Management of Human Resources
    • Required Credits: 127
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BS in Marketing
    • Required Credits: 127
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BS in Mathematics
    • Required Credits: 127
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BS in Professional Psychology
    • Required Credits: 127
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BS in Project Management
    • Required Credits: 127
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BA in Psychology
    • Required Credits: 127
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BS in Public Health
    • Required Credits: 120
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BS in Security Management
    • Required Credits: 127
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BS in Software Development
    • Required Credits: 127
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BA/BS in Sport Management
    • Required Credits: 127
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BS in Supply Chain, Transportation And Logistics Management
    • Required Credits: 127
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BS in Sustainability Management
    • Required Credits: 127
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BS in Systems And Network Administration
    • Required Credits: 127
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BS in Web Development
    • Required Credits: 127
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
  5. #6

    Doane University

    Crete , NE
    Other Rankings

    Tuition + fees

    $38K

    Acceptance

    77%

    Graduation

    59%

    Student body

    2K

    Online Degrees

    BA in Agribusiness
    • Required Credits: 123
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BA in Business Administration
    • Required Credits: 120-128
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BA in Health Sciences

    Concentrations

    • Leadership
    • Pre-Health Professions
    • Required Credits: 120-128
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BA in Pre-Health Advantage
    • Required Credits: 120-128
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
  6. #7

    Chadron State College

    Chadron , NE
    Other Rankings

    Tuition + fees

    $7K

    Graduation

    39%

    Student body

    2K

    Online Degrees

    BA in Business Administration

    Concentrations

    • Accounting
    • Agribusiness
    • Business Information Systems
    • Finance
    • Management
    • Marketing
    • Required Credits: 150
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BS in Education

    Concentrations

    • Special Education (K-12)
    • Required Credits: 128
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BA in Family Consumer Science

    Concentrations

    • Child Studies
    • Family Studies
    • Required Credits: 120
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BA in General Business
    • Required Credits: 161
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BS in Geoscience

    Concentrations

    • Physical Sciences
    • Required Credits: 120
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online (Face-to-face attendance is required in three two-week field camps)
    BA in Interdisciplinary Studies
    • Required Credits: 120
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BS in Mathematics
    • Program type: Degree completion
    • Required Credits: 120
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BA in Psychological Sciences
    • Program type: Degree completion
    • Required Credits: 120
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BAS in Technical Occupations
    • Required Credits: 120
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
  7. #8

    Clarkson College

    Omaha , NE

    Tuition + fees

    $15K

    Acceptance

    96%

    Graduation

    72%

    Student body

    <1K

    Online Degrees

    BS in Community Health

    Concentrations

    • Gerontology
    • Human Services
    • Public Health
    • Women’s Health
    • Healthcare Business
    • Required Credits: 120-128
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
  8. Other Rankings

    Tuition + fees

    $8K

    Graduation

    40%

    Student body

    2K

    Online Degrees

    BBA in Business Administration

    Concentrations

    • Accounting
    • Computer Management Information Systems (Cmis)
    • Management Applied Science
    • Marketing
    • Management
    • Public Administration
    • Human Resources and Risk Management
    • Required Credits: 120
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BA in Criminal Justice

    Concentrations

    • Administration
    • Counseling
    • Legal Studies
    • Required Credits: 120
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BAS in Management
    • Required Credits: 120
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BA in Psychology
    • Required Credits: 120
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
  9. #10

    Wayne State College

    Wayne , NE
    Other Rankings

    Tuition + fees

    $8K

    Graduation

    50%

    Student body

    4K

    Online Degrees

    BA/BS in Business Management
    • Required Credits: 120
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BA/BS in Human Resource Management
    • Required Credits: 120
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BA/BS in Criminal Justice
    • Required Credits: 120
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
  10. Other Rankings

    Tuition + fees

    $16K

    Acceptance

    84%

    Graduation

    73%

    Student body

    1K

    Online Degrees

    BS in Healthcare Management
    • Required Credits: 120
    • Completion time: 4 years
    • Format: Online
    BSRT in Respiratory Therapy (RRT To BSRT)
    • Required Credits: 129
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BSN in Nursing (RN to BSN)
    • Required Credits: 120-128
    • Completion time: 12 months
    • Format: Online
  11. #12

    York University

    York , NE
    Other Rankings

    Tuition + fees

    $20K

    Acceptance

    62%

    Graduation

    42%

    Student body

    <1K

    Median SAT/ACT

    1005/20

    Online Degrees

    BA in Business Administration
    • Required Credits: 120
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BA in General Studies
    • Required Credits: 120
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online
    BS in Psychology
    • Required Credits: 120
    • Completion time: 4-6 years
    • Format: Online