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University of Nebraska-Lincoln (referred to as Nebraska-Lincoln) is a Public, 4 years school located in Lincoln, NE. It is classified as a Research University (very high research activity) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at University of Nebraska-Lincoln is $7,781 for Nebraska residents and $19,571 for out-of-state students. The school has 4,879 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 24,431 including undergraduate students.
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Graduate School Overview

University of Nebraska-Lincoln (referred to as Nebraska-Lincoln) is a Public, 4 years school located in Lincoln, NE. It is classified as a Research University (very high research activity) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1913 - Current[Estimated Date]).
Nebraska-Lincoln Directory Information
School NameUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln (Nebraska-Lincoln)
Address1400 R Street, Lincoln, NE 68588-0419
Phone402-472-7211
Webhttps://www.unl.edu
Online Applicationhttps://admissions.unl.edu/apply
Financial Infohttps://financialaid.unl.edu
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at University of Nebraska-Lincoln is $7,781 for Nebraska residents and $19,571 for out-of-state students. The school has 4,879 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 24,431 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 331 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 24 programs are available online classes.
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePublic, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$19,571
$7,781 for Nebraska Residents
Student Population4,879
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs331 graduate programs
(24 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio16 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at University of Nebraska-Lincoln is $7,781 for Nebraska residents and $19,571 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $342 for Nebraska residents and $998 for out-of-state students.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln offers the alternative tuition plans.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.
On its campus, remedial services, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.
Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)24 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities
  • ROTC (Army, Navy, Air Force)
  • Study abroad
  • Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services
  • Remedial services
  • Academic/career services
  • Employment services for students
  • Placement services for completers
  • On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of University of Nebraska-Lincoln is $7,781 for Nebraska residents and $19,571 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.15% compared to previous academic year.
Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)
2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
Nebraska ResidentsOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2018-2019$5,818$1,770$16,654$1,770
2019-2020$5,976$1,599$17,280$1,599
2020-2021$6,138$1,585$17,928$1,585
2021-2022$6,138$1,613$17,928$1,613
2022-2023$6,138$1,643$17,928$1,643
The graduate school tuition & fees of Nebraska-Lincoln is expensive compared to public graduate schools in Nebraska. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Nebraska graduate tuition is $14,483 (public) / $13,689 (private).
The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.
Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
ResidentsOut-of-State
University of Nebraska-Lincoln$7,781$19,571
All Graduate Schools$16,007$19,603
Public$11,484$20,787
Private$19,674
Nebraska Graduate Schools$11,113$13,987
Public$8,409$14,483
Private$13,689
For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $16,010 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. On-campus living costs are increased by 4.34% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $16,010. Off-campus living costs are increased by 4.34% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Expenses
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther Expense
2018-2019$11,430$3,248$11,430$3,246
2019-2020$11,830$3,320$11,830$3,320
2020-2021$12,186$3,374$12,186$3,374
2021-2022$11,920$3,424$11,920$3,424
2022-2023$12,430$3,580$12,430$3,580
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $342 for Nebraska residents and $998 for other students at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 0.20% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
Nebraska ResidentsOut-of-State
2018-2019$323$925
2019-2020$332$960
2020-2021$341$996
2021-2022$341$996
2022-2023$342$998

Graduate Programs at Nebraska-Lincoln

University of Nebraska-Lincoln offers 177 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 1,451 students have completed their study at University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Offered Degrees at University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree814918
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship490282
Doctor's degree - other50121
Post Bachelor's Degree3819122
Post Master's Degree418
Total177241,451
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at University of Nebraska-Lincoln by award level.
  • The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Business Administration and Management program with 38 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 159 completers.
  • The most popular Doctorate program is the Law program with 120 completers.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln offers 177 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 1,451 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 918 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 121 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
  • 122 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
  • 8 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 42 completers-
Agricultural Economics✕5-
Agricultural Mechanization✕0-
Animal Sciences✕10-
Animal Health✕0-
Food Science✕7-
Agronomy and Crop Science✕18-
Horticultural Science✕2-
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 17 completers-
Natural Resources/Conservation✕17-
Architecture [+] ✕ 37 completers-
Architecture✕28-
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning✕9-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 30 completers-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕3-
Journalism✕27-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 15 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences✕15-
Education [+] ✕ 166 completers-
Curriculum and Instruction✕46$43,800
Educational Leadership and Administration✕63$40,800
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research (other)✕28-
Special Education and Teaching (other)✕14-
Agricultural Teacher Education✕1$49,000
Mathematics Teacher Education✕14-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching✕0-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)✕0-
Engineering [+] ✔ (1 completers) 118 completers-
Engineering✔29-
Agricultural Engineering✕6-
Architectural Engineering✕35-
Chemical Engineering✕1-
Civil Engineering✕20-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕5-
Engineering Mechanics✕0-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering✕6-
Mechanical Engineering✕13-
Construction Engineering✕3-
Industrial Engineering✕0-
Manufacturing Engineering✕0-
Engineering (other)✕0-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Telecommunications Technology/Technician✕0-
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields (other)✕2-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Foreign Languages and Literatures✕5-
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕0-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 56 completers-
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies✕11-
Human Development and Family Studies✕38$39,200
Apparel and Textiles✕7-
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (other)✕0-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 13 completers-
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence✕0-
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other)✕11-
Legal Professions and Studies (other)✕2-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 9 completers-
English Language and Literature✕9-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✔ (1 completers) 25 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕5-
Biochemistry✕2-
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology✕0-
Entomology✔18-
Toxicology✕0-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 23 completers-
Mathematics✕15-
Statistics✕8-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Museology/Museum Studies✕0-
Nutrition Sciences✕1-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Philosophy✕0-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 19 completers-
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology✕0-
Chemistry✕4-
Geology/Earth Science✕5-
Physics✕10-
Psychology [+] ✕ 17 completers-
Psychology✕17-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 18 completers-
Anthropology✕6-
Economics✕3-
Geography✕0-
Political Science and Government✕5-
Sociology✕4-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 29 completers-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕4-
Fine/Studio Arts✕9-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation✕1-
Music✕15$26,600
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 37 completers-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕37-
Business [+] ✔ (2 completers) 215 completers-
Business Administration and Management✔159$85,300
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management✕0-
Accounting✕31$57,400
Finance✔9-
Actuarial Science✕5-
Marketing/Marketing Management✕0-
Marketing Research✕0-
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)✕11-
History [+] ✕ 5 completers-
History✕5-
Total918
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 41 completers-
Agricultural Economics✕1-
Floriculture/Floristry Operations and Management✕0-
Animal Sciences✕13-
Food Science✕13-
Agronomy and Crop Science✕12-
Horticultural Science✕0-
Plant Sciences (other)✕2-
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Natural Resources/Conservation✕5-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕1-
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Communications Technology/Technician✕0-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences✕4-
Education [+] ✕ 64 completers-
Educational Leadership and Administration✕9$77,800
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)✕41-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)✕0-
Education (other)✕14-
Engineering [+] ✕ 51 completers-
Engineering✕18-
Architectural Engineering✕1-
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering✕1-
Civil Engineering✕10-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕12-
Mechanical Engineering✕5-
Biological/Biosystems Engineering✕4-
Engineering (other)✕0-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Foreign Languages and Literatures✕2-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 9 completers-
English Language and Literature✕9-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 16 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕9-
Biomedical Sciences✕0-
Biochemistry✕3-
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology✕1-
Entomology✕3-
Toxicology✕0-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 12 completers-
Mathematics✕8-
Statistics✕4-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Nutrition Sciences✕5-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✕0-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Philosophy✕0-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 19 completers-
Chemistry✕9-
Geology/Earth Science✕2-
Physics✕8-
Psychology [+] ✕ 17 completers$48,200
Psychology✕7$48,200
Educational Psychology✕10-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Economics✕1-
Geography✕0-
Political Science and Government✕2-
Sociology✕3-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 19 completers-
Music✕19-
Business [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Marketing Research✕0-
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)✕7-
History [+] ✕ 4 completers-
History✕4-
Total282
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 113 completers-
Law✕113-
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence✕0-
International Law and Legal Studies✕0-
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other)✕0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Audiology/Audiologist✕8-
Total121
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✔ (5 completers) 6 completers-
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations✔1-
Ornamental Horticulture✔0-
Floriculture/Floristry Operations and Management✔0-
Food Science and Technology (other)✔3-
Range Science and Management✔2-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✔ (1 completers) 22 completers-
Journalism✕0-
Public Relations/Image Management✔22-
Education [+] ✔ (2 completers) 16 completers-
Curriculum and Instruction✕0-
Community College Education✔2-
Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement✕0-
Special Education and Teaching✕10-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education✕2-
Mathematics Teacher Education✕0-
Reading Teacher Education✕0-
German Language Teacher Education✕0-
Spanish Language Teacher Education✕0-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor✕2-
Education (other)✔0-
Engineering [+] ✔ (3 completers) 1 completers-
Engineering✔1-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✔0-
Construction Engineering✔0-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✔ (2 completers) 2 completers-
Family Resource Management Studies✔1-
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies✕0-
Apparel and Textiles✔1-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies✕5-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)✕3-
Psychology [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Educational Psychology✕5-
Human Services [+] ✔ (1 completers) 2 completers-
Youth Services/Administration✔2-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Physical and Biological Anthropology✕1-
Anthropology (other)✕0-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography✕0-
✕1-
Business [+] ✔ 58 completers-
Business Administration and Management✔38-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management✔10-
Financial Planning and Services✔1-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration✕8-
Management Science✔1-
Marketing Research✔0-
Total122
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Educational Leadership and Administration✕1-
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research (other)✕7-
Special Education and Teaching (other)✕0-
Legal Studies [+] ✔ 0 completers-
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other)✔0-
Total8

Graduate Student Population at Nebraska-Lincoln

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 4,879 students enrolled into University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduate schools where it has total 24,431 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 2,618 full-time and 2,261 part-time graduate students. By gender, 2,401 male and 2,478 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.
Graduate School Student Population By Gender
TotalMaleFemale
Total4,8792,4012,478
Full-time2,6181,3551,263
Part-tme2,2611,0461,215
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 3,123 White (64.01%), 112 Black/African American (2.30%), 243 Hispanic (4.98%), 156 Asian (3.20%), and 1,245 students with other races. 920 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total4,8792,4012,478
American Indian/Native American1266
Asian1567779
Black/African American1125557
Hispanic243116127
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White3,1231,4431,680
Two More1246262
Un-Known18973116
Non-resident Alien920569351
University of Nebraska-Lincoln offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,544 graduate students (31.65% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 551 graduate students (11.29% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total4,879
Enrolled Online Exclusively1,544
Enrolled Some Online Courses551
Not in Online Courses2,784
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. 1,238 students are aged 20 to 24 (25.37% of total students), 179 students are aged above 50 (3.67%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total4,8792,4012,478
Age 20-2120911
Age 22-241,218528690
Age 25-291,618816802
Age 30-34861479382
Age 35-39510269241
Age 40-49473226247
Age 50-641576394
Over 64221111

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