Most Popular Nursing Schools in Wisconsin
Nursing is offered at a wide range of schools. The schools below award the most nursing degrees of any in Wisconsin.
For its ranking, College Factual looked at how many students completed a degree in nursing at each of the 44 schools in Wisconsin that offer the program.
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Most Popular Schools for Nursing in Wisconsin
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors in Wisconsin, ranked by the number of degrees they award each year.
Top 25 Most Popular Nursing Schools
No school graduates more nursing students than Marquette University this year. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette University is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 442 nursing degrees in the most recent year.
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Herzing University Madison is one of the most popular nursing schools, landing the #2 spot this year. Set in the city of Madison, Herzing University Madison is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 434 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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University Of Wisconsin Oshkosh is one of the most popular nursing schools, landing the #3 spot this year. Located in the city of Oshkosh, University Of Wisconsin Oshkosh is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 334 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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University Of Wisconsin Milwaukee is one of the most popular nursing schools, landing the #4 spot this year. Set in the city of Milwaukee, University Of Wisconsin Milwaukee is a public institution. University Of Wisconsin Milwaukee graduated around 316 nursing students in the most recent data year.
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University Of Wisconsin Madison came in at #5 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. Located in the city of Madison, University Of Wisconsin Madison is a public university. University Of Wisconsin Madison graduated around 247 nursing students in the most recent data year.
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Alverno College comes in at #6 for nursing this year. Set in the city of Milwaukee, Alverno College is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 210 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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Viterbo University placed #7 for nursing by yearly graduations. Located in the city of La Crosse, Viterbo University is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 197 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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Madison Area Technical College landed the #8 spot among the most popular nursing schools. Located in the city of Madison, Madison Area Technical College is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 174 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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Gateway Technical College placed #9 for nursing by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 169 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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Chippewa Valley Technical College ranked #10 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. Located in the city of Eau Claire, Chippewa Valley Technical College is a public university. This school awarded about 168 nursing degrees in the most recent year.
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Edgewood College comes in at #11 for nursing this year. Located in the city of Madison, Edgewood College is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 165 nursing degrees in the most recent year.
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Northeast Wisconsin Technical College ranked #12 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. Set in the city of Green Bay, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 146 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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University Of Wisconsin Eau Claire ranked #13 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. Set in the city of Eau Claire, University Of Wisconsin Eau Claire is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 142 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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Bryant And Stratton College Wauwatosa ranked #14 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. Set in the suburb of Wauwatosa, Bryant And Stratton College Wauwatosa is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 132 nursing degrees in the most recent year.
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Carroll University landed the #15 spot among the most popular nursing schools. Carroll University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waukesha. Carroll University graduated around 130 nursing students in the most recent data year.
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Western Technical College La Cross landed the #16 spot among the most popular nursing schools. Set in the city of La Crosse, Western Technical College La Cross is a public institution. This school awarded about 129 nursing degrees in the most recent year.
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Concordia University Wisconsin comes in at #17 for nursing this year. Located in the suburb of Mequon, Concordia University Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 118 nursing degrees in the most recent year.
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University Of Wisconsin Green Bay comes in at #18 for nursing this year. Located in the city of Green Bay, University Of Wisconsin Green Bay is a public university. This school awarded about 115 nursing degrees in the most recent year.
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Herzing University Kenosha landed the #19 spot among the most popular nursing schools. Herzing University Kenosha is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Kenosha. This school awarded about 113 nursing degrees in the most recent year.
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Fox Valley Technical College ranked #20 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. Set in the suburb of Appleton, Fox Valley Technical College is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 106 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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Moraine Park Technical College landed the #21 spot among the most popular nursing schools. Set in the city of Fond du Lac, Moraine Park Technical College is a public institution. This school awarded about 106 nursing degrees in the most recent year.
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Milwaukee Area Technical College landed the #22 spot among the most popular nursing schools. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Milwaukee Area Technical College is a public university. Milwaukee Area Technical College graduated around 98 nursing students in the most recent data year.
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Milwaukee School Of Engineering comes in at #23 for nursing this year. Milwaukee School Of Engineering is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 92 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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Bellin College placed #24 for nursing by yearly graduations. Located in the suburb of Green Bay, Bellin College is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 82 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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Northcentral Technical College landed the #25 spot among the most popular nursing schools. Northcentral Technical College is a public school located in the city of Wausau. Northcentral Technical College graduated around 68 nursing students in the most recent data year.
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Rest of the Top 44 Most Popular Nursing Schools
These schools rounded out the top of this year’s most popular nursing list:
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual. Schools are ranked by the number of students who complete a degree in the program each year (completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
- 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 our data about colleges.
More about our data sources and methodologies.