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2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$11,647 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$99,011 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You

Nursing is one of the most popular subjects to study in Wisconsin. With 972 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Wisconsin to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin

Check out the nursing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Wisconsin Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Nursing

Our analysis found Concordia University, Wisconsin to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Wisconsin. Located in the suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Concordia University, Wisconsin are $11,760 a year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Herzing University - Madison is a great value for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Herzing University - Madison is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Madison.

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Madison are $12,175 per year.

UW - Madison also took the #2 spot in our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin rankings.

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#4

Alverno College

Milwaukee, WI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Alverno College is a great value for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Alverno is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Alverno are $10,402 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UWM graduate students pay an average of $12,220 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Marquette University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate nursing programs. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

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

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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,113
Illinois 6,634
Ohio 2,563
Indiana 1,819

Nursing is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

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