University of Nebraska-Lincoln (U of Nebraska-Lincoln) is a four-year, public school located in Lincoln, NE.

It offers 163 graduate programs - 69 Master's, 47 Doctorate, 44 Post-bachelor's, and 3 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $8,168 for in-state and $20,318 for out-of-state students.

A total of 4,616 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 23,805 students at U of Nebraska-Lincoln. U of Nebraska-Lincoln offers online graduate programs and 1,374 out of 4,616 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

U of Nebraska-Lincoln have a law school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at University of Nebraska - Lincoln College of Law. In addition, you can find U of Nebraska-Lincoln's health profession programs at health professions information page.


Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $8,168 for Nebraska residents and $20,318 for out-of-state students. It offers 163 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln
TypeFour-year, Public
Address1400 R Street, Lincoln, NE
Graduate School Students4,879 students
1,374 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$8,168
Out-of-State$20,318
Student to Faculty16:1 (6.25%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 163 Graduate Programs
69 Master's, 47 Doctorate, 47 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at University of Nebraska-Lincoln

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at University of Nebraska-Lincoln with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Nebraska residents, the tuition & fees are $8,168 and $20,318 for non-Nebraska residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $353 for Nebraska residents and $1,031 for out-of-state students.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$6,318$18,468
Fees$1,850$1,850
Cost per Credit$353$1,031
Books & Supplies$1,250
Room & Board$13,856 (On-Campus) / $13,856 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$3,442 (On-Campus) / $3,442 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$26,716$38,866
Off-Campus Total$26,716$38,866

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

University of Nebraska-Lincoln offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 163 major areas - 69 Master's (8 online programs), 47 Doctorate, 44 Post-Bachelor's (26 online programs), 3 Post-Master's. 971 students have been conferred Master's degree and 455 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total9714551486
Men490221781
Women481234705

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Agricultural Economics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture OperationsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2ONLINE NOT OFFER
Ornamental HorticultureNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Floriculture/Floristry Operations and ManagementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
Animal Sciences17 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Animal Health NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Food Science20 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Food Science and Technology (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
Agronomy and Crop ScienceONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Horticultural Science2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Range Science and ManagementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Plant Sciences (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Natural Resources/Conservation NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Architecture1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology29 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech Communication and Rhetoric NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Journalism43 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Relations/Image ManagementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 19ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Science21 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Curriculum and Instruction37 NOT OFFER
Educational Leadership and Administration54 NOT OFFER
Community College EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 6
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 5ONLINE NOT OFFER
Special Education and Teaching (other)22 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Agricultural Teacher Education7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
English/Language Arts Teacher EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mathematics Teacher Education NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Reading Teacher EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
German Language Teacher EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
Spanish Language Teacher EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 5 NOT OFFER
Education (other)NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
EngineeringONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFER
Agricultural Engineering12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Architectural Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Bioengineering and Biomedical EngineeringNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Chemical Engineering2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Civil Engineering23 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Electrical and Electronics Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mechanical Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Construction Engineering1 NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Biological/Biosystems EngineeringNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Foreign Languages and Literatures NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Family Resource Management StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Human Development and Family Studies24 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Apparel and Textiles NOT OFFER 4ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
LawNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
International Law and Legal StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other)6ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Legal Professions and Studies (other)3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Humanities/Humanistic StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 8 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biomedical SciencesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biochemistry1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Entomology20ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Statistics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Nutrition Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Financial AnalyticsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Analytical ChemistryNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Geology/Earth Science6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physics7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physiological Psychology/PsychobiologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3 NOT OFFER
Educational PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Family PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Youth Services/AdministrationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physical and Biological AnthropologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 9 NOT OFFER
Anthropology (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geography NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geographic Information Science and CartographyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Political Science and Government NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Sociology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Rural SociologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Fine/Studio Arts9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Art History, Criticism and Conservation2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Audiology/AudiologistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist35 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Athletic Training/Trainer NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management166ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management2ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Accounting45 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3ONLINE NOT OFFER
Finance4ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Financial Planning and ServicesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2ONLINE NOT OFFER
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 8ONLINE NOT OFFER
Management ScienceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2ONLINE NOT OFFER
Actuarial Science1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Marketing ResearchNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 9ONLINE NOT OFFER
Selling Skills and Sales OperationsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

U of Nebraska-Lincoln graduate schools have a total of 4,879 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 2,401 male and 2,478 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 2,618 full-time and 2,261 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,374 students enrolled through online exclusively and 464 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 3,123 White, 112 Black, and 156 Asian students are attending at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

55 grad students are younger than 22 and 636 students are older than 65. It has 2,706 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,219 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total4,879
Men2,401
Women2,478
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total4,879
Full-time Students2,618
Part-time Students2,261
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total4,879
American Indian /
Native American
12
Asian156
Black112
Hispanic243
White3,123
Two or more races124
Un-Known189
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total4,879
21 & Under55
22-241,224
25-291,482
30-34773
35-39446
40 & Over636

Online Population

At University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduate schools, 1,374 students enrolled online exclusively and 464 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment4,616
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,374
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses464
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses2,778
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,374
Nebraska Resident621
Other State In U.S.712
Outside of U.S.41