by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Wisconsin” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Registered Nursing is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 3rd of all the majors we analyze. In 2021-2022, 262,974 degrees were awarded to students with this major.
Across Wisconsin, there were 4,737 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,574 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,360 and $23,434 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Wisconsin” ranking analyzed 26 colleges that offered a degree in registered nursing. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their registered nursing program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Wisconsin”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellin College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Wisconsin list. Green Bay, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s registered nursing degrees to 103 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Herzing University - Kenosha. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Wisconsin. This small school is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and it awarded 163 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Flex landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Flex is a small public school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 60 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Herzing University - Brookfield. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Wisconsin. Located in Brookfield, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 76 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s registered nursing students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Edgewood College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 122 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Alverno College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Wisconsin ranking. Alverno College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 99 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #7, Viterbo University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Wisconsin list. Viterbo University is a small school located in La Crosse, Wisconsin that handed out 185 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #8, Herzing University - Madison did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Wisconsin list. Herzing University - Madison is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 131 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Marian University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Wisconsin ranking. Marian is a small school located in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin that handed out 43 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Cardinal Stritch University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Wisconsin list. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 33 degrees to qualified bachelors’s registered nursing students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Carroll University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Wisconsin ranking. Located in Waukesha, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 100 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s registered nursing students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Milwaukee School of Engineering landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Wisconsin ranking. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s registered nursing degrees to 66 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Wisconsin ranking. This fairly large school is located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and it awarded 290 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Rasmussen University - Wisconsin landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Wisconsin ranking. Green Bay, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s registered nursing degrees to 21 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Wisconsin Lutheran College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Wisconsin list. WLC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 18 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Carthage College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Wisconsin ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 59 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s registered nursing students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Concordia University, Wisconsin landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Wisconsin ranking. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mequon, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 82 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Wisconsin - Green Bay ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Wisconsin list. UW - Green Bay is a medium-sized public school situated in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It awarded 87 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #19, Maranatha Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Wisconsin list. Watertown, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s registered nursing degrees to 14 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Wisconsin list. Located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, this fairly large public school awarded 138 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s registered nursing students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Wisconsin ranking. This large school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 244 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Registered Nursing Report
Marquette University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Wisconsin ranking. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 164 degrees to qualified bachelors’s registered nursing students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Wisconsin list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 244 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Wisconsin ranking. University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point is a medium-sized school located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin that handed out 29 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Lakeland University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Wisconsin list. Located in Plymouth, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s registered nursing students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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