Online Degrees and Programs at University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Online Program Overview

University of Nebraska-Lincoln offers 287 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 45 major programs - 2 Certificate, 1 Bachelors, 12 Masters, and 30 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $10,434 for Nebraska residents and $28,584 for out-of-state students.

Total 1,697 students out of total 24,393 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 1,207 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln
TypeFour-year, Public
Address1400 R Street, Lincoln, NE
Online Students1,697 Enrolled Online Exclusively
14,051 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$10,434
Out-of-State$28,584
Graduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$8,434
Out-of-State$20,944
Student to Faculty17:1 (5.88%)
Online Degree Programs
Total45 Programs
Certificate2 Programs
Bachelors1 Programs
Masters12 Programs
Post-Graduate30 Programs

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Nebraska residents, the tuition & fees are $10,434 and $28,584 for non-Nebraska residents. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $8,434 and $20,944 for out-of-state students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $277 for Nebraska residents and $888 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $365 for Nebraska residents and $1,066 for out-of-state students.

Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate (In-State)$9,562$9,590$9,620$10,108$10,434
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$26,692$26,720$26,750$27,748$28,584
Graduate (In-State)$7,723$7,751$7,781$8,168$8,434
Graduate (Out-of-State)$19,513$19,541$19,571$20,318$20,944
Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate (In-State)$259$259$259$268$277
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$830$830$830$859$888
Graduate (In-State)$341$341$341$353$365
Graduate (Out-of-State)$996$996$996$1,031$1,066

Online Programs By Area of Study

University of Nebraska-Lincoln offers 287 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 45 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 2 Certificate, 1 Bachelors, 12 Masters, 30 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Online Programs2NOT OFFERED1 12NOT OFFERED30
Overall Programs6NOT OFFERED113 694653

Following tables list online programs with offered degrees at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.

It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

what is Agriculture program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
AgricultureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture OperationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
Ornamental HorticultureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Floriculture/Floristry Operations and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Animal SciencesONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Food Science and Technology (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Agronomy and Crop ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM 15 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Range Science and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
what is Communication and Journalism program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Public Relations/Image ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 19
what is Education program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Community College EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5
German Language Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Spanish Language Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Education (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM
what is Engineering program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM 50 ONLY IN CLASSROOM 7
Construction EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 2
what is Work and Family Studies program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Family Resource Management StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Apparel and TextilesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 4
what is Legal Studies program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
EntomologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM 20 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Financial AnalyticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
what is Human Services program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Youth Services/AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
what is Social Sciences program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Rural SociologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
what is Business program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM 166 NOT OFFERED 21
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM 2 NOT OFFERED 11
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3
FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM 4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Financial Planning and ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8
Management ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
Marketing ResearchNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9
Selling Skills and Sales OperationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At University of Nebraska-Lincoln, there are 24,393 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 15,748 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,697 students are enrolled exclusively and 14,051 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment24,393
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,697
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses14,051
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses8,645

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 1,697 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 861 Nebraska Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 746 students living in the U.S. States other than Nebraska, and 46 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,697
Nebraska Resident861
Other State In U.S.790
Outside of U.S.46
Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,697
Undergraduate280
Graduate1,417
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses280
Degree/Certificate Seeking194
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking86
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