University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) is a four-year, public school located in Lincoln, NE.
It offers 168 graduate programs - 69 Master's, 46 Doctorate, 51 Post-bachelor's, and 2 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $8,434 for in-state and $20,944 for out-of-state students.
A total of 4,692 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 24,393 students at UNL. UNL offers online graduate programs and 1,417 out of 4,692 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
UNL 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 UNL's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $8,434 for Nebraska residents and $20,944 for out-of-state students. It offers 168 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 1400 R Street, Lincoln, NE |
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| Graduate School Students | 4,648 students
1,417 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$8,434
Out-of-State$20,944 |
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| Student to Faculty | 17:1 (5.88%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 168 Graduate Programs
69 Master's, 46 Doctorate, 53 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at University of Nebraska-Lincoln
The following tables describe 2024-2025 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 $8,434 and $20,944 for non-Nebraska residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $365 for Nebraska residents and $1,066 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $6,516 | $19,026 |
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| Fees | $1,918 | $1,918 |
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| Cost per Credit | $365 | $1,066 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,100 |
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| Room & Board | $14,120 (On-Campus) / $14,120 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $3,000 (On-Campus) / $3,000 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $26,654 | $39,164 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $26,654 | $39,164 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| In-State | $7,723 | $7,751 | $7,781 | $8,168 | $8,434 |
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| Out-of-State | $19,513 | $19,541 | $19,571 | $20,318 | $20,944 |
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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 168 major areas - 69 Master's (12 online programs), 46 Doctorate, 51 Post-Bachelor's (30 online programs), 2 Post-Master's. 910 students have been conferred Master's degree and 437 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's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 910 | 437 | 115 | 4 |
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| Men | 451 | 227 | 56 | 1 |
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| Women | 459 | 210 | 59 | 3 |
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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's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Philosophy | |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
UNL graduate schools have a total of 4,648 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 2,288 male and 2,360 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 2,648 full-time and 2,000 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,417 students enrolled through online exclusively and 614 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 2,776 White, 117 Black, and 127 Asian students are attending at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
66 grad students are younger than 22 and 642 students are older than 65. It has 2,734 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,250 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 4,648 |
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| Men | 2,288 |
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| Women | 2,360 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 4,648 |
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| Full-time Students | 2,648 |
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| Part-time Students | 2,000 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 4,648 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 18 |
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| Asian | 127 |
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| Black | 117 |
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| Hispanic | 273 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 1 |
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| White | 2,776 |
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| Two or more races | 118 |
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| Un-Known | 151 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 4,648 |
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| 21 & Under | 66 |
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| 22-24 | 1,292 |
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| 25-29 | 1,442 |
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| 30-34 | 783 |
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| 35-39 | 467 |
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| 40 & Over | 642 |
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Online Population
At University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduate schools, 1,417 students enrolled online exclusively and 614 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 4,692 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,417 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 614 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 2,661 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,417 |
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| Nebraska Resident | 670 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 705 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 42 |
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