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Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin

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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin

12 Colleges
$99,011 Avg Salary
$21,624 Avg Student Debt

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Wisconsin to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.

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

About 93% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 7% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Herzing University - Madison. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list. Herzing University - Madison is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Madison.

Of the 62 students majoring in nursing at Herzing University - Madison, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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#3

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marquette University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

About 80% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 20% are male.

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#4

Alverno College

Milwaukee, WI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alverno College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Alverno is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in nursing at Alverno, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Wisconsin. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a very large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 33% are male.

Full Nursing at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Report

With a ranking of #6, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in nursing at UW - Madison, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#7

Bellin College

Green Bay, WI

With a ranking of #7, Bellin College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Green Bay, Bellin College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Herzing University - Brookfield did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Brookfield, Herzing University - Brookfield is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

Edgewood College

Madison, WI

Edgewood College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Madison, Edgewood is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Nursing at Edgewood College Report

University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list. UW Oshkosh is a large public school located in the city of Oshkosh.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Schools 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 12 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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