Nursing at Marquette University

If you are interested in studying nursing, you may want to check out the program at Marquette University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Marquette is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 11,550. Of the 161 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Marquette University in 2021, 117 of them were nursing majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

Marquette Nursing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Master’s Degree in Nursing
• Doctorate Degree in Nursing

Marquette Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at Marquette compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at Marquette is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	50
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	88
Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	111
Most Popular Nursing Schools	138
	162
Best Nursing Schools	207
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	408
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	771
Best Value Nursing Schools	1,093

In 2021, 250 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Marquette. This makes it the #34 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #163 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Marquette Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Marquette is $63,138. This is 0% higher than $62,880, which is the national average for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

Nursing Student Demographics at Marquette

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Marquette University.

Marquette Nursing Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 117 students earned a bachelor's degree in nursing from Marquette. About 93% of these graduates were women and the other 7% were men.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Marquette are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Marquette University with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	91
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Marquette Nursing Master’s Program

Of the 250 students who graduated with a master’s in nursing from Marquette in 2021, 14% were men and 86% were women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Marquette, 61% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Marquette University with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	152
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	68

Marquette also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 18 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Marquette University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	367
Nursing Practice	13
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	10
Nursing Science	5
Critical Care Nursing	4
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery	3
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	2
School Nursing	1

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Allied Health Professions

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WI, the home state for Marquette University.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Registered Nurses	59,030	$71,470
Medical and Health Services Managers	6,250	$107,920
Nurse Practitioners	3,030	$106,790
Nursing Instructors and Professors	960	$86,040
Nurse Anesthetists	680	$204,820

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By scottfeldstein under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.