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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 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 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in Wisconsin to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Concordia University, Wisconsin the most popular school in Wisconsin for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Mequon.

Women make up 93% of the nursing majors at the school.

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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. Located in the large city of Madison, Herzing University - Madison is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 10% are male.

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#3

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Out of the 12 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Marquette University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 80% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#4

Alverno College

Milwaukee, WI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Alverno College is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Alverno is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

About 87% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 13% are male.

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Out of the 12 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the # 5 spot on the list. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

Women make up 67% of the nursing majors at the school.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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

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With a ranking of #7, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Oshkosh, UW Oshkosh is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Milwaukee School of Engineering 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. MSOE is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

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Herzing University - Brookfield landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. Herzing University - Brookfield is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Brookfield.

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Herzing University - Kenosha 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 midsize suburb of Kenosha, Herzing University - Kenosha is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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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 7,345
Ohio 13,973
Illinois 21,938
Indiana 7,922

One of 30 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 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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