Nebraska Psychology Doctorate Programs

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Nebraska is home to 19 universities and not-for-profit colleges offering psychology programs.
Two of these schools offer associate’s degrees in psychology, 16 offer bachelor’s degrees, and six offer master’s or advanced degrees.
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln hosts a graduate program in psychology and also made the Princeton Review’s 2025 list of best colleges in the nation
Of the 19 schools with psychology programs, Creighton University has the highest graduation rate at 81%, while York University holds the highest transfer-out rate at 46%.
Creighton and Bellevue are at opposite ends of the net price spectrum, with Creighton in the highest spot at $33,364, and Western Nebraska Community College at the lowest with $5,958.

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If you want to earn your Ph.D. in psychology with a focus on academic research, there is currently one school offering multiple APA-accredited programs.

University of Nebraska Lincoln

The University of Nebraska Lincoln offers three APA-accredited Ph.D. programs in Clinical Psychology, Counseling Psychology, and School Psychology. It also offers a non-APA-accredited Ed.S. in School Psychology. The Clinical program has been accredited by the APA since 1948, and is distinguished as being named an Outstanding Training program by the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. The goal of the five-year program is to produce highly trained and scientifically focused doctoral psychologists who have skills in professional and research roles. The program follows the scientist-practitioner model, and its clinical and research training are integrated and continuous processes that are regularly supervised and monitored by the faculty. Students in the Clinical program are trained to be producers and consumers of research, and they learn how to apply best research evidence in clinical practice and to generate new knowledge to enhance treatment. Between 2013 and 2023, 59 students graduated from the clinical Ph.D. program, and of those 93.2% became licensed.

Institution type: Public
Main campus: Lincoln
Annual tuition: Clinical: All graduate students in recent years have received full tuition waivers regardless of residency status, $10,590 in-state, $30,930 out-of-state; Counseling: $8,472 in-state, $24,744 out-of-state; School: $11,315 in-state, $33,046 out-of-state
Degrees offered: Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology, Ph.D. in School Psychology
Accreditation: APA
Visit School: Clinical, Counseling, School

How to Become a Practicing Clinical Psychologist in Nebraska

Attaining your bachelor’s or master’s degree is only the first step towards earning your license to practice clinical psychology in the state of Nebraska. From there, you will want to pursue your doctorate, which can take anywhere from four to seven years.

Your bachelor’s degree will qualify you to apply for a doctorate program, but you may want to pursue a standalone master’s degree if you hope to specialize in one particular path of psychology, or if you would like to have a head start on your doctorate courses. Otherwise, a doctorate program will bring you up to speed on everything you need to know from a master’s program.

You will need 1,500 hours of APA-approved professional experience. Many doctorate programs include a yearlong internship that will cover this. From there, it’s on to exams and testing.

Apply for a provisional license. This will allow you to follow up your 1,500 APA-approved hours with another 1,500 of supervised professional experience for 3,000 total. The application fee will run you $50, and the required background check with the DHHS will cost $45.25.
You must complete these hours within a span of 24 months, and at least 1,000 hours of the experience must involve face-to-face time with clients and patients. You will have an hour of supervision with a licensed psychologist for every week of experience, and your supervisor will have to complete a form to confirm this.
Next is the licensing exam. You will need to score at least 500 on the EPPP (Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology) test, which is multiple choice with 225 questions. The fee will cost you $687.50. There is also a 100-item open book test for Nebraska’s jurisprudence exam, and you will need to pass with at least 80% correct answers. After this, you can apply for your full license.
Complete the Psychology License Application form, send that to the DHHS, and pay the $183 fee. The fee will be reduced to $45.75 for the last six months of even numbered years. This sounds like an odd provision, but it has to do with the licensure renewal dates.
Receive your license. You are now free to practice psychology in the state of Nebraska.

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Nebraska Clinical Psychologist Salary and Job Outlook

Nebraska is in need of school psychologists right now, with only 480 employed, earning a median of $78,270 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Clinical and counseling psychologist jobs are projected to grow by 11% in Nebraska over the decade leading up to 2032. That’s significantly better than the state’s average 10-year job growth rate of 6% for all occupations.

2023 US Bureau of Labor Statistics salary figures shown here for Psychologists. Job growth projections are from the US Department of Labor-sponsored resource, CareerOneStop. Figures are based on state data, not school-specific information. Conditions in your area may vary. Data accessed December 2024.