2025 Best Nursing Practice Schools in Wisconsin
7
Colleges in Wisconsin
258
Nursing Practice Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in
nursing practice, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #105 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in Wisconsin to determine which ones were the best for nursing practice students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 258 degrees in nursing practice annually.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
Choosing a Great Nursing Practice School
Your choice of nursing practice school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Nursing Practice School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Nursing Practice Rankings by Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Nursing Practice Schools in Wisconsin ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
Best Schools for Nursing Practice in Wisconsin
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the nursing practice degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Wisconsin Schools in Nursing Practice
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In WI
34
Nursing Practice Degrees Awarded
University of Wisconsin - Madison is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in nursing practice. UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were about 34 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in nursing practice from University of Wisconsin - Madison
Marquette University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in nursing practice. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Milwaukee. A Best Colleges rank of #114 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Marquette is a great university overall.
There were roughly 20 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at Marquette in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in nursing practice from Marquette University
Masters
Degree Type
MS in Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner
Program Name
Break into one of the most high-demand occupations in the nation with your online MSN Family Nurse Practitioner track from Southern New Hampshire University.
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Any student who is interested in nursing practice needs to look into Viterbo University. Located in the city of La Crosse, Viterbo is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 22nd out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were about 16 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at Viterbo in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in nursing practice from Viterbo University
It is hard to beat University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire if you wish to pursue a degree in nursing practice. UW - Eau Claire is a moderately-sized public university located in the small city of Eau Claire. A Best Colleges rank of #456 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW - Eau Claire is a great university overall.
There were approximately 28 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at UW - Eau Claire in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in nursing practice from University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In WI
33
Nursing Practice Degrees Awarded
UWM is a very large public university located in the large city of Milwaukee. This university ranks 23rd out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were roughly 33 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at UWM in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in nursing practice from University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
