Omaha, NE (population: 449,283) has one clinical research school within its city limits. University of Nebraska Medical Center has a total student population of 3,237. It is the 6019th highest ranked school in the USA and the 47th highest in the state of Nebraska (#1 is University of Nebraska at Kearney).
Clinical Research students from Omaha schools who go on to become clinical researchers, clinical laboratory researchers, institutional research directors, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 152,420 people working as medical and clinical laboratory technicians alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $37,860. Also, Medical records and health information technicians make on average $33,880 per year and there are about 170,580 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Omaha-Council Bluffs-IA area alone, there are 900 employed medical records and health information technicians earning an average salary of $34,610. Medical and clinical laboratory technicians in this area earn $34,110/yr and there are 590 employed.
Omaha lies in Douglas county, which is one of the 40 counties in Nebraska. Overall, the Omaha-Council Bluffs-IA area has 452,130 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.8% unemployment rate, $19.23/hr average worker wage, and a $40,000 average annual salary. Thus, about 1.306 out of every 1000 jobs in Omaha are held by medical and clinical laboratory technicians, and 1.998/1000 are held by medical records and health information technicians.
After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, University of Nebraska Medical Center ends up costing a student $/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Omaha |
| Papillion | NE | - | 1 | 19.7538 | 14 | 7.5 miles |
| Council Bluffs | IA | 59,918 | 3 | 15.2545 | 57 | 7.9 miles |
| Lincoln | NE | 257,612 | 13 | 28.3679 | 496 | 46.7 miles |
| Peru | NE | - | 1 | 16.7679 | 31 | 56.2 miles |
| Crete | NE | - | 1 | 28.8976 | 48 | 66.3 miles |
| Sioux City | IA | 83,250 | 6 | 24.3659 | 219 | 88.0 miles |