Nursing at University of Wisconsin - Madison

If you plan to study nursing, take a look at what University of Wisconsin - Madison has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 44,640. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 229 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from UW - Madison.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

UW - Madison Nursing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Doctorate Degree in Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at UW - Madison

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UW - Madison offers distance education options for nursing at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UW - Madison Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at UW - Madison compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at UW - Madison is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	26
Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	31
Most Popular Online Nursing Schools	44
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	57
Best Nursing Schools	70
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	85
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	123
Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	150
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	164
	167
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	192
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	195
	210
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	271
Most Popular Nursing Schools	279
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	332
	457
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	464
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	603
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	603
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	997
	1,015
Best Value Nursing Schools	1,255
Most Focused Nursing Schools	1,927

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in nursing from UW - Madison. This is the #604 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UW - Madison Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW - Madison is $65,921. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 5% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

Nursing Student Demographics at UW - Madison

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at University of Wisconsin - Madison.

UW - Madison Nursing Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 229 students earned a bachelor's degree in nursing from UW - Madison. About 84% of these graduates were women and the other 16% were men. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at UW - Madison since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at UW - Madison are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Wisconsin - Madison with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	170
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

UW - Madison also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 25 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Wisconsin - Madison. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	232
Nursing Practice	22
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	3

Related Majors

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Registered Nurses	59,030	$71,470
Medical and Health Services Managers	6,250	$107,920
Nurse Practitioners	3,030	$106,790
Nursing Instructors and Professors	960	$86,040
Nurse Anesthetists	680	$204,820

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Czar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.