2023 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Wisconsin
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for nursing students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamp with offerings that you might find attractive.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Wisconsin to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Wisconsin to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for nursing students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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Top Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Wisconsin
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Our analysis found Marquette University to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Wisconsin.
Marquette does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 58% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 8 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Edgewood College landed the # 2 spot on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Edgewood. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 58% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list.
UW - Madison does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 75% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Viterbo University is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at Viterbo, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 72% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Out of the 8 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire landed the # 5 spot on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UW - Eau Claire. In 2019-2020 about 90% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking.
UW Oshkosh does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 89% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking.
One thing to take note of is that UWM does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 82% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Alverno College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list.
Alverno does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 16% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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