Online Degrees and Programs at University of Nebraska at Kearney

University of Nebraska at Kearney offers 59 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 20 major programs - 3 Bachelors, 15 Masters, and 2 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $8,564 for Nebraska residents and $16,484 for out-of-state students.

Total 2,191 students out of total 5,881 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 905 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

University of Nebraska at Kearney is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at University of Nebraska at Kearney. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Nebraska residents, the tuition & fees are $8,564 and $16,484 for non-Nebraska residents. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $8,106 and $16,074 for out-of-state students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $223 for Nebraska residents and $487 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $277 for Nebraska residents and $609 for out-of-state students.

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Online Programs By Area of Study

University of Nebraska at Kearney offers 59 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 20 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 3 Bachelors, 15 Masters, 2 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.

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

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At University of Nebraska at Kearney, there are 5,881 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 4,124 students were attending classes through distance learning (2,191 students are enrolled exclusively and 1,933 are enrolled in some online courses).

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 2,191 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 1,785 Nebraska Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 399 students living in the U.S. States other than Nebraska, and 7 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

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