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2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices

6 Schools Ranked
$16,999 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Wisconsin to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Concordia University, Wisconsin

Mequon, Wisconsin
69 Total Awards
$11,760 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Concordia University, Wisconsin to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Wisconsin. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Mequon, Wisconsin, and it awarded 69 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Concordia University, Wisconsin graduate students pay an average of $11,760 in tuition and fees each year.

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. In fact, around 67% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Concordia University, Wisconsin did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list.

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#2

Herzing University - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin
62 Total Awards
$11,680 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Herzing University - Madison. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 62 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.

Herzing University - Madison graduate students pay an average of $11,680 in tuition and fees each year.

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.

Herzing University - Madison also made our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list, coming in at #2.

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#3

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin
3 Total Awards
$25,501 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s value ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, the large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.

UW - Madison graduate students pay an average of $25,501 in tuition and fees each year.

Online graduate courses are available at UW - Madison, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 75% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

UW - Madison also made our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list, coming in at #3.

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#4

Alverno College

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
15 Total Awards
$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 #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list. Alverno is a private not-for-profit institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Alverno graduate students pay an average of $10,402 in tuition and fees each year.

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 2019-2020 academic year, around 16% took at least some of their classes online.

Alverno also took the #5 spot in our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin rankings.

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#5

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
6 Total Awards
$25,651 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s value ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the # 5 spot on the list. UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 graduate certificates to qualified students.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UWM are $25,651 a year.

One thing to take note of is that UWM does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 82% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#6

Marquette University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
20 Total Awards
$21,960 Average Tuition & Fees

Marquette University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 20 students in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Marquette are $21,960 a year.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Marquette. 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.

Marquette did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

References

  • 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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