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2023 Most Popular Online Associate Degree Trade Schools in Wisconsin
With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Online Associate Degree Trade Schools in Wisconsin to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in Wisconsin to see which ones had the most popular online associate degree programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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Most Popular Online Trade School Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin
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Our 2023 rankings named Herzing University - Madison the most popular school in Wisconsin for trade school students working on their associate degree. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 197 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $12,750 to cover tuition and fees at Herzing University - Madison. The school does not offer an in-state discount. On average, associate degree students take out $23,896 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 86% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2020-2021 about 99% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Out of the 12 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Northcentral Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Northcentral Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in Wausau, Wisconsin that handed out 478 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
In-state students pay an average of $3,791 in tuition and fees if they attend North Central Technical College full time. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $5,512. Associate Degree recipients from North Central Technical College accumulate an average of $9,408 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 62% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 52% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Southwest Wisconsin Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Associate Degree Trade Schools in Wisconsin list. Southwest Tech is a small public school situated in Fennimore, Wisconsin. It awarded 220 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
Students from Wisconsin who attend Southwest Tech full time pay an average of $4,571 in tuition and fees. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $6,731. On average, associate degree students take out $10,841 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 73% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 35% took at least some of their classes online.
Out of the 12 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Green Bay, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associate degrees to 948 students in 2021-2022.
In-state students pay an average of $4,814 in tuition and fees if they attend NWTC full time. Out-of-state students pay an average of $6,965. On average, associate degree students take out $15,597 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 66% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 41% took at least some of their classes online.
The excellent associate degree programs at Fox Valley Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular trade school schools in Wisconsin. FVTC is a public institution located in Appleton, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1,009 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at FVTC is $4,826. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $6,977. On average, associate degree students take out $11,433 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 56% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2020-2021 year, about 31% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #6, Moraine Park Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for trade school students working on their associate degree. Fond du Lac, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associate degrees to 450 students in 2021-2022.
Students from Wisconsin who attend Moraine Park Technical College full time pay an average of $4,641 in tuition and fees. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $6,793. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $12,604 in student loans. Around 64% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 42% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
Madison Area Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Associate Degree Trade Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Madison College is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1,366 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
Students from Wisconsin who attend Madison College full time pay an average of $4,607 in tuition and fees. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $6,812. On average, associate degree students take out $17,344 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 64% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 67% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #8, Herzing University - Brookfield did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for trade school students working on their associate degree. This very small private not-for-profit school is located in Brookfield, Wisconsin, and it awarded 10 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $12,750 to cover tuition and fees at Herzing University - Brookfield. The school does not offer an in-state discount. Associate Degree recipients from Herzing University - Brookfield accumulate an average of $25,093 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 90% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 76% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
Gateway Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree trade school programs. Kenosha, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associate degrees to 654 students in 2021-2022.
Full-time students from Wisconsin pay an average of $4,766 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Gateway Technical College. Out-of-state students pay an average of $6,917. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $15,800 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 68% were women.
During the 2020-2021 year, about 36% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Herzing University - Kenosha did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for trade school students to get an associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Herzing University - Kenosha is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 6 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $12,750 to cover tuition and fees at Herzing University - Kenosha. The school does not offer an in-state discount. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $25,093 in student loans. Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 79% took at least some of their classes online.
Concordia University, Wisconsin came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Associate Degree Trade Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a small private not-for-profit school located in Mequon, Wisconsin that handed out 7 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
Concordia University, Wisconsin does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $33,062. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. Around 86% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2020-2021 about 38% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #12, Rasmussen University - Wisconsin did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for trade school students working on their associate degree. Rasmussen University - Wisconsin is a very small private for-profit school situated in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It awarded 171 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
Rasmussen University - Wisconsin does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $13,208. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. Associate Degree recipients from Rasmussen University - Wisconsin accumulate an average of $21,089 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 93% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2020-2021 about 96% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 12 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.