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Registered Nursing at University of Wisconsin - Madison

If you plan to study registered 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 approximately 44,640 students attend the school each year. Of the 229 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Wisconsin - Madison in 2021, 229 of them were registered nursing majors.

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

UW - Madison Registered Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UW - Madison

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree

UW - Madison Registered Nursing Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The registered nursing major at UW - Madison is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Registered 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 Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 14
Best Value Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 18
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 19
22
Most Popular Online Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 29
Most Popular Online Registered Nursing Schools 31
Most Popular Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 39
Most Popular Registered Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 47
Best Registered Nursing Schools 47
Most Focused Registered Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 47
Most Focused Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 48
Most Popular Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 156
Most Popular Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 242
Most Focused Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 242
Most Popular Registered Nursing Schools 248
430
Best Value Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 443
Most Focused Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 946
949
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools 1,180
Most Focused Registered Nursing Schools 1,860

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in registered nursing from UW - Madison. This is the #242 most popular school for registered nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

84% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 229 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in registered nursing from UW - Madison. About 16% were men and 84% were women. The typical registered 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.

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About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in registered 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 registered nursing.

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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 registered nursing. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Registered Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in registered 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
Nursing Instructors and Professors 960 $86,040

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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