Clarkson College
Omaha, Nebraska · Also known as Clarkson College of Health Professions · Website
$64,876
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$64,876
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Clarkson College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Omaha, Nebraska with 622 undergraduates and 478 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $19,241 a year (tuition and fees $16,104). It admits 78% of applicants and 47% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $64,876 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $23,716 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$19,241
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$16,104
US median $11,837
Admission rate
78%
US median 78%
Completion rate
47%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$23,716
About $251 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$64,876
Rank 540 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $19,241
- Tuition and fees
- $16,104
- Cost of attendance
- $24,670
- Students with a need-based grant
- 40%
- Students with federal loans
- 81%
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $19,222
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $17,312
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $20,003
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $20,262
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $13,904 in 2015-16 to $16,104 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 78%
- Undergraduates
- 622
- Graduate students
- 478
- Part-time students
- 69%
- Women
- 84%
- Students per teacher
- 10
- Completion rate
- 47%
- Retention rate
- 61%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 20
- Endowment
- $5.63M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 540 of 5,094 US colleges and 5 of 35 in Nebraska (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NE median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $19,241 | $16,590 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $16,104 | $9,310 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 78% | 79% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 47% | 55% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 61% | 75% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $23,716 | $19,500 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $62,339 | $40,857 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $64,876 | $48,110 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 72% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 91% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
20 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 105 | $27,125 | $73,835 | $81,508 | $88,910 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 76 | $51,366 | $110,628 | $122,735 | $120,193 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 46 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,584 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $25,000 | $61,222 | $76,592 | $70,786 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 23 | $24,000 | $52,966 | $73,376 | $65,389 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 19 | $19,500 | $41,699 | $49,477 | $42,269 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingProfessional | Professional | 19 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and HumanitiesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $100,487 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 10 | Withheld | $115,287 | $134,099 | $126,911 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 8 | Withheld | $86,001 | $95,417 | $89,981 |
| Education, OtherOnlineProfessional | Professional | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $68,407 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,296 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $58,716 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $99,117 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $37,073 |
| Education, OtherOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $90,635 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesPost-bachelor certificate | Post-bachelor certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $105,177 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Clarkson College cost?
$19,241 a year is the average net price at Clarkson College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $16,104, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $24,670.
What is the acceptance rate at Clarkson College?
78% of applicants are admitted to Clarkson College. The median admission rate of colleges in Nebraska is 79%.
How much do Clarkson College graduates earn?
$64,876 a year is the median pay of former Clarkson College students who work, 10 years after they started ($62,339 after 6 years). That ranks 540 of 5,094 US colleges and 5 of 35 in Nebraska. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Graduate certificate) at $115,287.
How much student debt do Clarkson College graduates have?
$23,716 is the median federal student loan debt of Clarkson College graduates, about $251 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 81% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Clarkson College?
47% of first-time, full-time students at Clarkson College finish within 6 years. 61% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Clarkson College?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (105 bachelor's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (76 master's graduates), Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (46 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 20 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.