2023 Most Popular Business Master's Degree Schools in Nebraska
It's not easy to decide which business 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. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Business Degree Central has developed this Most Popular Business Master's Degree Schools in Nebraska ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in Nebraska to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for business students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Business Master's Degree Schools in Nebraska
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Our 2023 rankings named Bellevue University the most popular school in Nebraska for business students working on their master’s degree. Bellevue University is located in Bellevue, Nebraska and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 638 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 57% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Bellevue University. In 2019-2020 about 99% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Nebraska - Lincoln helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business schools in Nebraska. This large public school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 223 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 33% were women.
One thing to take note of is that UNL does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 48% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Out of the 14 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Creighton University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 184 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 36% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Creighton, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 50% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. This fairly large public school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 162 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 44% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at UNOMAHA, 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 59% took at least some of their classes online.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Doane University is a great place for business students working on their master’s degree. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Crete, Nebraska, and it awarded 88 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 53% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Doane Crete does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 10% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Wayne State College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business programs. Located in Wayne, Nebraska, the small public school awarded 79 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 51% were women.
WSC does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 84% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Chadron State College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business programs. Chadron, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 61 students in 2020-2021.
Around 44% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Chadron State College. In fact, around 99% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Nebraska Wesleyan University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 32 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 56% were women.
NWU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 81% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Midland University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business programs. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Fremont, Nebraska, and it awarded 25 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 56% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Midland U. In 2019-2020 about 26% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Nebraska at Kearney did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UNK is located in Kearney, Nebraska and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 48% of those degree recipients were women.
UNK does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 97% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Concordia University, Nebraska landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business programs. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Seward, Nebraska. It awarded 18 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 56% were women.
Since the graduate programs at Concordia University, Nebraska are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Peru State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Peru, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Around 63% of those degree recipients were women.
Peru State does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 100% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
College of Saint Mary did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 5 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
You may have the opportunity 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.
York College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. York College is a very small private not-for-profit school located in York, Nebraska that handed out 5 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 20% were women.
Since the graduate programs at York College are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.
References
- 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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