2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You
Nursing is the most popular major in Wisconsin with 5,410 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Wisconsin to see which master's degree 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh the best value school in Wisconsin for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Oshkosh, UW Oshkosh is a public college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW Oshkosh are $9,260 per year.
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Out of the 11 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Green Bay, UW - Green Bay is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Green Bay are $9,571 per year.
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Out of the 11 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Herzing University - Madison landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Madison, Herzing University - Madison is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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 be in good company if you decide to attend Alverno College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. Alverno is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.
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 Marian University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. Marian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Fond Du Lac.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Marian are $11,286 per year.
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Concordia University, Wisconsin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Mequon.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Concordia University, Wisconsin are $11,760 a year.
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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UWM are $12,220 per year.
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Marquette University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Marquette are $21,960 a year.
Marquette also made our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list, coming in at #5.
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Edgewood College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Edgewood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Madison.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Edgewood are $18,936 per year.
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Bellin College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Bellin College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Green Bay.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bellin College are $21,633 per year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 7,345 |
| Ohio | 13,973 |
| Illinois | 21,938 |
| Indiana | 7,922 |
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Nursing Related Majors for Nursing
One of 30 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
| Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
| Public Health | 40,596 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 11 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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