2026 Best Value Public Health Schools in Nebraska
[Public Health](/majors/health-care-professions/public-health/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 10 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for public health students.
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2026 Best Value Public Health Schools in Nebraska
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the public health degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Public Health Schools
University Of Nebraska At Omaha tops our 2026 list of the best value public health schools in Nebraska. University Of Nebraska At Omaha is a large public school located in the city of Omaha. Students from in state pay about $8,718 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $23,206. Typical student debt for public health graduates is $21,328. Early-career public health graduates make about $40,021. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 87%.
A rank of #2 makes Union College Nebraska one of the best values for public health. Union College Nebraska is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lincoln. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $29,334. Students borrow a median of $30,938 to complete the public health program here. Soon after graduation, public health degree recipients from Union College Nebraska generally make around $75,400. That is a strong return on a $30,938 median debt. The acceptance rate is 100%.
A rank of #3 makes Concordia University Seward one of the best values for public health. Concordia University Seward is a mid-sized private not-for-profit school located in the town of Seward. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $40,640. Typical student debt for public health graduates is $26,726. Early-career public health graduates make about $51,046. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 86% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 10 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 3 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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