2023 Best Value Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Wisconsin
Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Wisconsin to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Wisconsin to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for healthcare students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Top Value Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Wisconsin
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Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - La Crosse the best value school in Wisconsin for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. UW - La Crosse is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
UW - La Crosse graduate students pay an average of $20,073 in tuition and fees each year.
UW - La Crosse does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 88% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UW - La Crosse is ranked #2 for overall quality in Wisconsin.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Viterbo University is a great place for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. Viterbo University is a small private not-for-profit school located in La Crosse, Wisconsin that handed out 43 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Viterbo graduate students pay an average of $9,488 in tuition and fees each year.
One thing to take note of is that Viterbo does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 72% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, the fairly large public school handed out 20 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Eau Claire are $19,434 a year.
One thing to take note of is that UW - Eau Claire does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 90% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value healthcare schools in Wisconsin. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, the large public school awarded 424 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 per year.
UW - Madison does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 75% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UW - Madison is ranked #3 for overall quality in Wisconsin.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. UW Oshkosh is a public institution located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 44 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW Oshkosh are $18,760 per year.
UW Oshkosh does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 89% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #6, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point did quite well on this year’s best value schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. This medium-sized public school is located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, and it awarded 5 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Stevens Point are $19,209 a year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UW - Stevens Point does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 88% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Carroll University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in Waukesha, Wisconsin, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 79 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Carroll U are $13,719 a year.
One thing to take note of is that Carroll U does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 32% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Carroll U not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list.
Concordia University, Wisconsin ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in Mequon, Wisconsin, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 100 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Concordia University, Wisconsin are $11,760 a year.
Concordia University, Wisconsin does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 67% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Alverno College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for healthcare students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 3 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Alverno are $10,402 per year.
Alverno does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 16% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree healthcare programs. UWM is a public institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 83 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UWM are $25,651 a year.
One thing to take note of is that UWM does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 82% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Marquette University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for healthcare students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 185 students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Marquette are $21,960 a year.
Marquette does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 58% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Marquette also took the #1 spot in our Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin rankings.
Edgewood College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Edgewood graduate students pay an average of $18,936 in tuition and fees each year.
One thing to take note of is that Edgewood does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 58% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Edgewood not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list.
With a ranking of #13, Mount Mary University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 23 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mount Mary are $17,432 per year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Mount Mary. In fact, around 34% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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