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Nursing at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and approximately 44,640 students attend the school each year. Of the 467 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Wisconsin - Madison in 2021, 229 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.

UW - Madison Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UW - Madison

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UW - Madison offers distance education options for nursing at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

UW - Madison Nursing Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at UW - Madison 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 Online Nursing Schools 44
Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 150
167
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 192
457
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 603

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in nursing from UW - Madison. This is the #604 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from UW - Madison Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW - Madison is $65,921. This is 5% higher than $62,880, which is the national average for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nursing Student Demographics at UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison Nursing Bachelor’s Program

84% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 16% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 84% went to women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at UW - Madison since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at UW - Madison 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 University of Wisconsin - Madison with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 19
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 20
White 170
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 13

UW - Madison also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 25 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 University of Wisconsin - Madison. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 232
Nursing Practice 22
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 3

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 University of Wisconsin - Madison.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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