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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Wisconsin

62 Colleges
$46,625 Avg Salary
$22,509 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions School for You

In 2020-2021, health professions students earned 11,436 degrees and certificates from a Wisconsin school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Wisconsin to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 62 schools in Wisconsin to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Northeast Wisconsin Technical College the most popular school in Wisconsin for health professions students. NWTC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Green Bay.

Health Professions majors at NWTC take out an average of $17,455 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Wisconsin list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

After completing their degree, health professions graduates from UW - Madison carry an average student debt load of $24,337.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Madison Area Technical College is a great place for health professions students. Located in the large city of Madison, Madison College is a public school with a large student population.

After completing their degree, health professions graduates from Madison College carry an average student debt load of $21,312.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Milwaukee Area Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Wisconsin list. MATC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

The average amount in student loans that health professions majors at MATC take out is $18,646.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Chippewa Valley Technical College is a great place for health professions students. Located in the small city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

On average, health professions graduates from CVTC take out $18,368 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Fox Valley Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Wisconsin list. FVTC is a large public school located in the suburb of Appleton.

Health Professions majors at FVTC take out an average of $15,498 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Health Professions at Fox Valley Technical College Report

With a ranking of #7, Gateway Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students. Gateway Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha.

On average, health professions graduates from Gateway Technical College take out $14,620 in student loans while working on their degree.

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With a ranking of #8, Northcentral Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students. North Central Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Wausau.

On average, health professions graduates from North Central Technical College take out $13,537 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Waukesha County Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Located in the suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

After completing their degree, health professions graduates from WCTC carry an average student debt load of $15,904.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for health professions students. It came in at #10 on the list. UWM is a very large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

While working on their degree, health professions majors at UWM accumulate an average of around $28,259 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $272.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Wisconsin award.

Rank College Location
11 Moraine Park Technical College Fond du Lac, WI
12 Marquette University Milwaukee, WI

Best Health Professions Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health Professions Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 17,552
Michigan 17,976
Ohio 28,247
Illinois 34,790

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
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
Health Sciences & Services 35,945
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 29,833
Mental & Social Health Services 29,053
Medicine 28,629
Dental Support Services 26,399
Communication Sciences 22,298
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 20,393
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 18,901
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 10,751
Health/Medical Prep Programs 9,210
Other Health Professions 7,984
Dentistry 6,770
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 6,158
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5,115
Alternative Medicine & Systems 3,564
Chiropractic 2,658
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies 2,374
Medical Illustration & Informatics 2,089
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,775
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 960
Medical Science 909
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 294
Alternative Medical Support Services 227
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 68

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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