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2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin

6 Schools Ranked
$27,049 Avg Student Debt

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Wisconsin to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin

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#1

Concordia University, Wisconsin

Mequon, Wisconsin
$11,760 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Concordia University, Wisconsin the best school in Wisconsin for nursing students working on their graduate certificate.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Concordia University, Wisconsin. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 67% took at least some of their classes online.

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#2

Herzing University - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin
$11,680 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Herzing University - Madison helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Wisconsin.

If you are interested in distance education, Herzing University - Madison is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.

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#3

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin
$12,175 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list.

UW - Madison does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 75% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#4

Marquette University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Marquette University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list.

Marquette does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 58% took at least some of their classes online.

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#5

Alverno College

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
$10,402 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Alverno College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Alverno does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 16% took at least some of their classes online.

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#6

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
$12,220 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UWM does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 82% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 6 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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