Allied health programs in Nebraska
40 allied health programs in 13 fields of allied health, with costs, results and funding that can make them free
14 schools offer these programs, and Nebraska has approved every one for workforce funding. Compare the 13 fields below, then open one to see each program with its price and how past students did.
Allied health covers health jobs beyond doctors and nurses. Here that means dental assistants and hygienists, X-ray, MRI, cardiovascular, sleep, dialysis and surgical techs, opticians, physical and occupational therapy assistants, massage therapists and personal trainers, and for animals, vet techs and veterinary assistants. Some take a certificate of a few months; others take a two-year degree.
All job training programs in Nebraska, every line of work
Accredited allied health programs in Nebraska, each school with its accreditor
Allied health programs by state, to compare Nebraska with other states
Compare allied health programs in Nebraska: cost, pay and results
Dental assistant programs
10 programs at 8 schools
- Most cost
- $4,000 to $6,928
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- 93%
- Finished
- 82%
Surgical tech programs (operating room)
6 programs at 5 schools
- Most cost
- $6,420 to $8,048
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Not enough data
- Finished
- 83%
PTA programs (physical therapist assistant)
4 programs at 4 schools
- Most cost
- Not enough data
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Not enough data
- Finished
- Not enough data
Sterile processing technician training (surgical instruments)
4 programs at 4 schools
- Most cost
- Not enough data
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Finished
- Not enough data
Vet tech programs
4 programs at 4 schools
- Most cost
- Not enough data
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Not enough data
- Finished
- Not enough data
Radiology tech programs (X-ray)
2 programs at 2 schools
- Most cost
- Not enough data
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Not enough data
- Finished
- Not enough data
Dental hygiene programs
2 programs at 2 schools
- Most cost
- Not enough data
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Not enough data
- Finished
- Not enough data
Sonography school (ultrasound)
2 programs at one school
- Most cost
- Not enough data
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Not enough data
- Finished
- Not enough data
Respiratory therapy programs
2 programs at 2 schools
- Most cost
- Not enough data
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Not enough data
- Finished
- Not enough data
Massage therapy school
1 program at one school
- Most cost
- Not enough data
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Finished
- Not reported
OTA programs (occupational therapy assistant)
1 program at one school
- Most cost
- Not enough data
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Not enough data
- Finished
- Not enough data
Personal trainer certification
1 program at one school
- Most cost
- Not enough data
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Finished
- Not enough data
Sleep technician training
1 program at one school
- Most cost
- Not enough data
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Not enough data
- Finished
- Not enough data
Each figure is the middle program of that field. Yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are counted; other schools in Nebraska may offer more. How these figures are made
Other job training in Nebraska, by line of work
- Trade school programs168
- IT certification programs84
- Business and office training77
- Medical certification programs63
- Child care and social services training40
- Nursing and patient care programs40
- First responder training26
- Transportation and logistics training24
- Culinary and hospitality programs10
- All job training in Nebraska572
Programs approved in Nebraska in each line of work.
Where the Nebraska allied health numbers come from
Which Nebraska programs are counted?
Programs Nebraska approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act) in the fields listed above. Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).5 They come from the US Department of Labor's file for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025), covering programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Nebraska offers.
What the figures for each field mean
Each figure is the middle program among those that report it: half did better, half did worse. Prices are what most programs cost if you pay yourself (the middle half). Earnings are for the second quarter after students left, times four. Where a figure is missing, the table says why: "Not reported", "Left out" or "Not enough data" (what each means).
Sources for the funding facts about allied health programs in Nebraska
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- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
- US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
- Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
- US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
- US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List