Nebraska·Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations·SOC 19-3039

Best Psychologist, All Other programs in Nebraska, ranked by enrollment

All psychologists not listed.

20 schools in Nebraska run programs that feed this job, graduating 866 people a year. The job pays a median of $131,640 in Nebraska across about 50 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledNeuropsychologistStaff PsychologistClinical NeuropsychologistPediatric NeuropsychologistBoard Certified NeuropsychologistPediatric Clinical NeuropsychologistEthnologistPaleologist
Graduates / yr
866
in Nebraska
Median pay · Nebraska
$131,640
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
50
people employed
Schools
20
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
53%
across those schools
Median net price
$22,390
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Nebraska that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

11 programs in Nebraska that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Nebraska (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Nebraska page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 42.0101In Nebraska
677
78.2%
17$31,426$25,250
2
CIP 42.2799In Nebraska
106
12.2%
2$34,454$21,878
3
CIP 42.2806In Nebraska
22
2.5%
1$33,805$27,000
4
CIP 19.0706In Nebraska
19
2.2%
1$31,642$23,092
5
CIP 42.2814In Nebraska
16
1.8%
3$33,805$27,000
6
CIP 45.0401In Nebraska
14
1.6%
2$37,366$25,000
7
CIP 19.0711In Nebraska
4
0.5%
1$31,642$23,092
8
CIP 42.2813In Nebraska
4
0.5%
2$33,805$27,000
9
CIP 42.2811In Nebraska
2
0.2%
1$33,805$27,000
10
CIP 30.1701In Nebraska
1
0.1%
1$36,206$29,240
11
CIP 42.2706In Nebraska
1
0.1%
1$34,454$21,878

Top 20 schools in Nebraska

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 9 of the 20 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, NE Public · 5 feeder programs
316Psychology, General$33,03467%87%
2University of Nebraska at Omaha
Omaha, NE Public · 2 feeder programs
176Psychology, General$36,09447%87%
3Creighton University
Omaha, NE Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
63Research and Experimental Psychology, Other$26,84583%$27,35380%
4University of Nebraska at Kearney
Kearney, NE Public · 1 feeder programs
43Research and Experimental Psychology, Other58%89%
5Bellevue University
Bellevue, NE Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
40Psychology, General$38,92833%$29,230
6Southeast Community College Area
Lincoln, NE Public · 2 feeder programs
32Child Development$29,53438%
7Peru State College
Peru, NE Public · 1 feeder programs
31Psychology, General$32,54238%
8Chadron State College
Chadron, NE Public · 1 feeder programs
26Psychology, General50%
9Nebraska Wesleyan University
Lincoln, NE Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
26Psychology, General$35,54066%$22,22580%
10Hastings College
Hastings, NE Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
18Psychology, General49%$20,42472%
11Doane University
Crete, NE Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
17Psychology, General$34,89657%$25,10398%
12Concordia University - Nebraska
Seward, NE Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
15Psychology, General$39,88365%$22,39086%
13Midland University
Fremont, NE Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
13Psychology, General42%$23,16266%
14Wayne State College
Wayne, NE Public · 1 feeder programs
13Psychology, General52%
15Northeast Community College
Norfolk, NE Public · 1 feeder programs
12Psychology, General56%
16Western Nebraska Community College
Scottsbluff, NE Public · 1 feeder programs
8Psychology, General37%
17York University
York, NE Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
6Psychology, General52%$19,34652%
18University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE Public · 1 feeder programs
5Applied Behavior Analysis
19College of Saint Mary
Omaha, NE Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
4Applied Psychology61%$14,62945%
20Union Adventist University
Lincoln, NE Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
2Psychology, General52%$20,543100%

All 20 schools in Nebraska

Every school in Nebraska with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in Nebraska that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
University of Nebraska - LincolnLincolnPublic3165
University of Nebraska at OmahaOmahaPublic1762
Creighton UniversityOmahaPrivate not-for-profit631
University of Nebraska at KearneyKearneyPublic431
Bellevue UniversityBellevuePrivate not-for-profit402
Southeast Community College AreaLincolnPublic322
Peru State CollegePeruPublic311
Chadron State CollegeChadronPublic261
Nebraska Wesleyan UniversityLincolnPrivate not-for-profit262
Hastings CollegeHastingsPrivate not-for-profit182
Doane UniversityCretePrivate not-for-profit171
Concordia University - NebraskaSewardPrivate not-for-profit152
Midland UniversityFremontPrivate not-for-profit132
Wayne State CollegeWaynePublic131
Northeast Community CollegeNorfolkPublic121

What psychologists, all other earn in Nebraska

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Nebraska
$131,640
Mean annual
$118,190
Jobs in state
50
What the range looks like
10th pct$34,170Median$131,64090th pct$169,980
Versus the national median
+18.8%

U.S. median $110,840. Nebraska pays above the national figure.

Job concentration
0.44×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+4.3%
About as fast as average
Openings per year
3,900
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
2,400
55,300 → 57,700
Typical entry education
Master's degree
Plus internship/residency

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Psychologists, All Other page.

How to become a Psychologist, All Other

Job zone 5 of 5 · SVP 8.0 and above
Typical entry education
Master's degree
On-the-job training
Internship/residency

Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).

Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.

Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.

Top skills

Active ListeningReading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingWritingSpeakingActive Learning

The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in Nebraska

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 25 majors mapped to Psychologists, All Other24 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 19.0702Adult Development and Aging
  • 19.0706Child Development
  • 19.0711Early Childhood and Family Studies
  • 30.1701Behavioral Sciences
  • 42.0101Psychology, General
  • 42.2701Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics
  • 42.2702Comparative Psychology
  • 42.2704Experimental Psychology
  • 42.2705Personality Psychology
  • 42.2706Behavioral Neuroscience
  • 42.2707Social Psychology
  • 42.2708Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology
  • 42.2709Psychopharmacology
  • 42.2799Research and Experimental Psychology, Other
  • 42.2802Community Psychology
  • 42.2806Educational Psychology
  • 42.2807Clinical Child Psychology
  • 42.2808Environmental Psychology
  • 42.2810Health/Medical Psychology
  • 42.2811Family Psychology
  • 42.2812Forensic Psychology
  • 42.2813Applied Psychology
  • 42.2814Applied Behavior Analysis
  • 42.2815Performance and Sport Psychology
  • 42.2816Somatic Psychology(no graduates reported)

Common questions

Answers for people weighing psychologists, all other programs in Nebraska.

What degree do you need to become a Psychologist, All Other?+

Master's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Psychology, General, which awarded 677 degrees in Nebraska in 2024-25, 78.2% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Psychologist, All Other?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 11 programs to this occupation. The largest are Psychology, Research and Experimental Psychology, Clinical, Human Development, plus 2 more. Together they graduate about 866 people a year in Nebraska.

How much do psychologists, all other earn in Nebraska?+

The median is $131,640 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 18.8% above the U.S. median of $110,840. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for psychologists, all other growing?+

BLS projects a +4.3% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 3,900 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in Nebraska?+

20 institutions in Nebraska reported graduates from at least one of the 11 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do psychologists, all other work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Neuropsychologist, Staff Psychologist, Clinical Neuropsychologist, Pediatric Neuropsychologist, Board Certified Neuropsychologist, Pediatric Clinical Neuropsychologist among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 19-3039.

About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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