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Registered Nursing at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

If you are interested in studying registered nursing, you may want to check out the program at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and approximately 24,565 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 240 registered nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from UWM.

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.

UWM Registered Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UWM

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? UWM offers distance education options for registered nursing at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

UWM Registered Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the registered nursing progam at UWM 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 UWM 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
Most Popular Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 22
Most Popular Online Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 27
Best Value Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 28
Most Focused Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 29
Most Popular Online Registered Nursing Schools 29
Best Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 36
37
Most Popular Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 146
Most Popular Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 156
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 168
Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 187
Most Popular Registered Nursing Schools 190
Most Focused Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 194
Best Value Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 201
223
Best Value Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 254
Best Registered Nursing Schools 276
607
Most Focused Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 716
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools 949
1,319
Most Focused Registered Nursing Schools 1,426

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in registered nursing from UWM. This makes it the #156 most popular school for registered nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in registered nursing, making the school the #22 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at UWM

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

UWM Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

83% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 240 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in registered nursing from UWM in 2021, 17% were men and 83% were women. The typical registered nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at UWM since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in registered nursing at UWM 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 - Milwaukee with a bachelor's in registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 14
Black or African American 16
Hispanic or Latino 31
White 170
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

UWM Registered Nursing Master’s Program

93% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 registered nursing majors earned their master's degree from UWM. Of these graduates, 7% were men and 93% were women.

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Of the students who received a registered nursing master's degree from UWM, 73% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UWM also has a doctoral program available in registered nursing. In 2021, 12 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 - Milwaukee.

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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