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After University of Nebraska Medical Center: graduation, pay and debt

Omaha, Nebraska · Public · 938 undergrads

The typical student earns $81,009 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $13,000 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$81k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$13k
median federal debt at graduation.
90%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$76,606
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$81,009
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
96%

Pay is for students who got federal aid and are working, counted from the year they started college, whether or not they finished.

Debt and paying it back

Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$13,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$14,000
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$13,000
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$14,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
90%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
92%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
93%

Federal student loans only. Private loans and Parent PLUS loans aren't counted.

Where these numbers come from

Federal college data (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers