2023 Best Nursing Master'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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Wisconsin to see which ones offered the best master's degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin
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Our 2023 rankings named Marquette University the best school in Wisconsin for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Marquette. In 2019-2020 about 58% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Milwaukee School of Engineering is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at MSOE. During the 2019-2020 year, about 31% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Herzing University - Madison is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, Herzing University - Madison is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Edgewood College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list.
Edgewood does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 58% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Marian University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list.
One thing to take note of is that Marian does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 95% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Concordia University, Wisconsin ranked #6 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list.
Concordia University, Wisconsin 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 67% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh ranked #7 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list.
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.
Alverno College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Alverno. During the 2019-2020 year, about 16% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking.
UW - Green Bay 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 fact, around 80% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at UWM, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 82% 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 10 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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