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2024 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Wisconsin

8 Colleges in Wisconsin
209 Doctor's Degrees
$102,674 Avg Early-Career Salary
Nursing is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #5 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 8 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 209 doctor's degrees in nursing during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Nursing School for Your Doctor's Degree

Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Wisconsin The nursing doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for nursing students working on their doctor's degree.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.


 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Nursing in Wisconsin

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in nursing.

Top Wisconsin Schools for a Doctorate in Nursing

1
25 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Wisconsin - Madison if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in nursing. UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the city of Madison.More information about a doctorate in nursing from University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI
18 Annual Graduates

Marquette University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in nursing. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Milwaukee.More information about a doctorate in nursing from Marquette University

3

University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in nursing. UW - Eau Claire is a large public university located in the small city of Eau Claire.

Nursing doctor's degree recipients from University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire earn a boost of around $10,293 above the typical income of nursing majors.

More information about a doctorate in nursing from University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

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Viterbo University
La Crosse, WI

It is difficult to beat Viterbo University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in nursing. Located in the small city of La Crosse, Viterbo is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Doctorate recipients from the nursing major at Viterbo University get $6,589 above the standard college grad in this field shortly after graduation.

More information about a doctorate in nursing from Viterbo University

5
55 Annual Graduates

UWM is a fairly large public university located in the city of Milwaukee.More information about a doctorate in nursing from University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

6

UW Oshkosh is a large public university located in the small city of Oshkosh.

Doctorate students who receive their degree from the nursing program earn an average of $99,116 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a doctorate in nursing from University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

7
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Edgewood College
Madison, WI
1 Annual Graduates

Edgewood is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Madison.More information about a doctorate in nursing from Edgewood College

7
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Alverno College
Milwaukee, WI
3 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Alverno is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in nursing from Alverno College

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Concordia University, Wisconsin is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Mequon.More information about a doctorate in nursing from Concordia University, Wisconsin


 

Best Nursing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Illinois 153 1,166
Michigan 149 169
Ohio 144 238
Indiana 132 190

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One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing Practice 160
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 28
Registered Nursing 15
Nursing Science 5
Nursing Administration 1

Majors Similar to Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Medicine 419
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 306
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 287
Dentistry 98
Communication Sciences 18
Public Health 17
Medical Science 3
Other Health Professions 2
Medical Illustration & Informatics 1

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