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2023 Best Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Nebraska

14 Schools Ranked

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Nebraska ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Nebraska to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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Top Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Nebraska

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#1

Bellevue University

Bellevue, Nebraska
$11,730 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Bellevue University to be the best school for teaching students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Nebraska.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Bellevue University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 99% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#2

Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska
$19,096 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Creighton University is a great place for teaching students working on their master’s degree.

Creighton does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 50% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#3

Wayne State College

Wayne, Nebraska
$5,412 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Wayne State College is a great place for teaching students working on their master’s degree.

WSC does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 84% took at least some of their classes online.

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#4

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska
$7,751 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UNL. In 2019-2020 about 48% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#5

Doane University

Crete, Nebraska
$8,586 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Doane University is a great place for teaching students working on their master’s degree.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Doane Crete. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 10% took at least some of their classes online.

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#6

Chadron State College

Chadron, Nebraska
$6,077 Average Tuition & Fees

Chadron State College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching programs.

Online graduate courses are available at Chadron State College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 99% took at least some of their classes online.

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#7

Hastings College

Hastings, Nebraska
$12,460 Average Tuition & Fees

Hastings College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching programs.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Hastings. In fact, around 4% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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$7,542 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Nebraska at Kearney ranked #8 on this year’s Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UNK. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 97% took at least some of their classes online.

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$7,752 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Nebraska at Omaha did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UNOMAHA does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 59% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#10

Concordia University, Nebraska

Seward, Nebraska

Concordia University, Nebraska ranked #10 on this year’s Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list.

Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Concordia University, Nebraska. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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#11

Nebraska Wesleyan University

Lincoln, Nebraska
$7,580 Average Tuition & Fees

Nebraska Wesleyan University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska ranking.

NWU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 81% took at least some of their classes online.

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#12

Midland University

Fremont, Nebraska
$14,613 Average Tuition & Fees

Midland University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Midland U does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 26% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#13

Peru State College

Peru, Nebraska

Peru State College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Peru State. In fact, around 100% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#14

College of Saint Mary

Omaha, Nebraska

College of Saint Mary landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching programs.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Saint Mary. During the 2019-2020 year, about 38% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.

References

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
  • 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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