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2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin

6 Schools Ranked
$33,620 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

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Concordia University, Wisconsin

Mequon, Wisconsin
77 Total Awards
$12,174 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Concordia University, Wisconsin the best school in Wisconsin for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a small private not-for-profit school located in Mequon, Wisconsin that handed out 77 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

Online graduate courses are available at Concordia University, Wisconsin, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 72% of graduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

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#2

Herzing University - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin
56 Total Awards
$10,450 Average Tuition & Fees
$40,723 Avg Student Debt

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Herzing University - Madison. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 56 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2021-2022.

On average, graduate certificate students take out $40,723 in loans while pursuing their degree.

Herzing University - Madison is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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#3

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin
264 Total Awards
$12,251 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Wisconsin. UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 264 graduate certificates to qualified students.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UW - Madison. In 2020-2021 about 18% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#4

Marquette University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
36 Total Awards
$81,111 Avg Student Debt

Out of the 6 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Marquette University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 36 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

Graduate Certificate recipients from Marquette accumulate an average of $81,111 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

Marquette does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 36% took at least some of their classes online.

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#5

Alverno College

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
50 Total Awards
$10,594 Average Tuition & Fees
$26,002 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alverno College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list. Alverno is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 50 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

On average, graduate certificate students take out $26,002 in loans while pursuing their degree.

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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 67% took at least some of their classes online.

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#6

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
149 Total Awards
$12,230 Average Tuition & Fees
$38,864 Avg Student Debt

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 149 students in 2021-2022.

Graduate Certificate recipients from UWM accumulate an average of $38,864 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UWM. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 57% took at least some of their classes online.

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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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