2021 Best Nursing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Wisconsin
14
Colleges
2,625
Bachelor's Degrees
$28,972
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Finding the Best Nursing Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was ranked 2nd in Wisconsin. In fact, 2,625 were awarded in the state in <nil>. This means that of the 162,800 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 1.6% were from a college or university in the state.
This year's Best Nursing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Wisconsin ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer a bachelor's in nursing. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality nursing programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the nursing program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
One Size Does Not Fit All
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Nursing Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
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2021 Best Nursing Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Wisconsin
The following schools top our list of the Best Nursing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best Nursing Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Viterbo University has taken the #1 spot in this year's nursing ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the city of La Crosse, Viterbo is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Viterbo has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Nursing in Wisconsin ranking.
About 0.4% of Viterbo students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 717 students take at least one class online at Viterbo. There are roughly 646 part time students in attendance at Viterbo.
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Our rankings recognize Edgewood College as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Madison, Edgewood is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Edgewood also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Nursing in Wisconsin rankings.
About 1.8% of Edgewood students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 270 students take at least one class online at Edgewood. About 421 of the students at Edgewood are attending part time.
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Marian University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Fond Du Lac, Marian is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The student loan default rate at Marian is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. 401 students at Marian are exclusively online. 419 of Marian students are attending part time.
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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Marquette University. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee. Marquette also made our Best Colleges for Nursing in Wisconsin list, coming in at #1.
About 0.5% of Marquette students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,535 students take at least one class online at Marquette. 1,342 of Marquette students are attending part time.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population. UW - Madison not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Nursing in Wisconsin list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.2%. There are approximately 11,375 students at UW - Madison that take at least one class online. 4,683 of UW - Madison students are attending part time.
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Alverno College earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Alverno is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. Approximately 905 students take at least one class online at Alverno. About 468 of the students at Alverno are attending part time.
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University of Wisconsin - Green Bay comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. UW - Green Bay is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Green Bay.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. Approximately 3,764 students take at least one class online at UW - Green Bay. 4,662 of UW - Green Bay students are attending part time.
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University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best nursing schools for non-traditional students. UW Oshkosh is a large public school located in the small city of Oshkosh. UW Oshkosh also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Nursing in Wisconsin rankings.
The student loan default rate at UW Oshkosh is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,860 students at UW Oshkosh that take at least one class online. 6,611 of UW Oshkosh students are attending part time.
Full Nursing at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh Report
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a very large student population.
The student loan default rate at UWM is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 12,157 students take at least one class online at UWM. 5,387 of UWM students are attending part time.
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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Concordia University, Wisconsin. Located in the suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. 1,472 of Concordia University, Wisconsin students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 1,802 part time students in attendance at Concordia University, Wisconsin.
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