Nursing graduate program rankings move up, stay in top 100 in U.S. News graduate school rankings

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The School of Nursing is proud again to see two of our nursing graduate programs ranked in the top 100 programs for 2025 in the latest rankings from U.S. News and World Report.

For 2025, the Master of Nursing program is ranked at No. 83 out of 166 universities ranked, and the Doctor of Nursing Practice program ranked at No. 85 out of 153 universities. These rankings look at universities across the country, but when you break it down to just within the state of Wisconsin, our Master of Nursing program is ranked again as the top program at a public university in Wisconsin, and our Doctor of Nursing Practice program is ranked second again for public universities in the state.

The rankings are based on two types of data: expert opinion about program excellence and statistical indicators that measure the quality of a school’s faculty, research and students, and students’ post-graduate outcomes.


Interested in learning more about these programs? Check out our Master of Nursing program and the Doctor of Nursing Practice program, or contact us with any questions.