2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing in Wisconsin

Ranked #27 in popularity, registered nursing is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Wisconsin to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of registered nursing. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 15 doctor's degrees in registered nursing during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Registered Nursing School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in registered nursing matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing in Wisconsin ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality registered nursing program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Registered Nursing Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for registered nursing.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Registered Nursing in Wisconsin

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Registered Nursing Students Working on Their Doctorate

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI

10 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In WI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in registered nursing has to check out University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in registered nursing in Wisconsin.

There were roughly 10 registered nursing individuals who graduated with this degree at UWM in the most recent year we have data available.

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

2

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In WI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Wisconsin - Madison if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in registered nursing. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in registered nursing in Wisconsin.

There were approximately 5 registered nursing individuals who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available.

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

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Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Marquette University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in registered nursing. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. More information about a doctorate in registered nursing from Marquette University

 

Best Registered Nursing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	270	0
Michigan	251	91
Ohio	248	58
Indiana	199	7

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Registered Nursing Related Rankings by Major

One of 22 majors within the Nursing area of study, Registered Nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Registered Nursing

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing Practice	133
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	12
Nursing Administration	3
Nursing Science	3
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle. More about our data sources and methodologies.