University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska · Also known as UNMC · Website
$76,833
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$76,833
median earnings, 10 years after starting
University of Nebraska Medical Center is a public 4-year college in Omaha, Nebraska with 938 undergraduates and 3,017 graduate students. Former students earn a median $76,833 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $15,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
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A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
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Admission rate
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Completion rate
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Median debt
$15,000
About $159 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$76,833
Rank 239 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Students with a need-based grant
- 22%
- Students with federal loans
- 47%
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
Dollars a year
Admission and students
- Undergraduates
- 938
- Graduate students
- 3,017
- Part-time students
- 15%
- Women
- 88%
- Students per teacher
- 3
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 48
- Endowment
- $495.8M
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 239 of 5,094 US colleges and 1 of 35 in Nebraska (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NE median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $16,590 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $9,310 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 79% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | - | 55% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 75% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $15,000 | $19,500 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $70,417 | $40,857 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $76,833 | $48,110 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 90% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 95% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
48 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 | 336 | $15,000 | $73,324 | $76,723 | $88,910 |
| MedicineProfessional | Professional | 117 | $187,596 | $64,475 | $116,814 | $112,460 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 96 | $88,020 | $100,106 | $124,574 | $127,347 |
| Public HealthMaster's | Master's | 77 | $27,495 | $59,287 | $71,032 | $82,751 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | 64 | $85,000 | $74,591 | $79,514 | $81,641 |
| DentistryProfessional | Professional | 57 | $201,388 | $132,480 | $168,581 | $170,812 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 51 | $9,272 | $85,964 | $106,916 | $70,786 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationProfessional | Professional | 50 | $125,070 | $112,647 | $132,214 | $138,348 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingProfessional | Professional | 43 | $51,158 | $107,883 | $115,780 | $133,099 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 42 | $49,506 | $108,471 | $114,252 | $120,193 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, OtherDoctoral | Doctoral | 36 | Withheld | $62,338 | Withheld | $101,096 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 28 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $15,000 | $59,621 | $69,031 | $68,061 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | Withheld | $66,712 | $69,253 | $75,975 |
| Public HealthGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesMaster's | Master's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral SciencesGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $207,164 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, OtherMaster's | Master's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $77,545 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationDoctoral | Doctoral | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $136,696 |
| Public HealthDoctoral | Doctoral | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $108,962 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $125,392 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesMaster's | Master's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $67,681 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesMaster's | Master's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Curriculum and InstructionMaster's | Master's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
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Questions and answers
How much do University of Nebraska Medical Center graduates earn?
$76,833 a year is the median pay of former University of Nebraska Medical Center students who work, 10 years after they started ($70,417 after 6 years). That ranks 239 of 5,094 US colleges and 1 of 35 in Nebraska. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Dentistry (Professional) at $132,480.
How much student debt do University of Nebraska Medical Center graduates have?
$15,000 is the median federal student loan debt of University of Nebraska Medical Center graduates, about $159 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 47% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What are the most popular majors at University of Nebraska Medical Center?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (336 bachelor's graduates), Medicine (117 professional graduates), Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (96 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 48 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.