Program Payoff

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing programs in Nebraska

7 schools in Nebraska teach this, at certificate or associate level. 6 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $56,333 at Southeast Community College Area.

What this work pays in Nebraska

Registered Nurses in Nebraska earn a median of $84,730 a year across 24,720 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.

Also leads toMedianJobs in Nebraska
Medical and Health Services Managers$107,7003,770
Nurse Practitioners$132,1302,340
Nurse Anesthetists$246,730430
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$82,720300
Nurse Midwives$138,880

Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.

Schools

SchoolCredentialMedian debtGraduate earnings, 2 yrsGraduates
Southeast Community College Area Lincoln Associate's degree $19,286 $56,333 (48 grads) 45
Metropolitan Community College Area Omaha Associate's degree $7,646 $56,087 (39 grads) 71
Central Community College Grand Island Associate's degree $9,000 $54,574 (86 grads) 79
Western Nebraska Community College Scottsbluff Associate's degree $12,498 $53,775 (17 grads) 24
Northeast Community College Norfolk Associate's degree $13,000 $52,524 (41 grads) 37
Mid-Plains Community College North Platte Associate's degree $15,515 $51,482 (30 grads) 23
University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha Undergraduate certificate not published

A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.

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Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.