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2023 Most Popular Online Undergraduate Certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Wisconsin to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in Wisconsin to see which ones had the most popular online undergraduate certificate programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
Most Popular Online Trade School Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin
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Our analysis found Herzing University - Madison to be the most popular school for trade school students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Wisconsin. Herzing University - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 284 undergraduate certificates to qualified students.
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. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $17,805 in student loans. Around 93% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 99% took at least some of their classes online.
The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Herzing University - Brookfield helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular trade school schools in Wisconsin. Located in Brookfield, Wisconsin, the very small private not-for-profit school awarded 53 diplomas to qualifed undergraduate certificate students 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. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $17,805 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 96% were women.
Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 76% took at least some of their classes online.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southwest Wisconsin Technical College is a great place for trade school students working on their undergraduate certificate. Southwest Tech is located in Fennimore, Wisconsin and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 204 undergraduate certificates to qualified students.
In-state students pay an average of $4,571 in tuition and fees if they attend Southwest Tech full time. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $6,731. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from Southwest Tech accumulate an average of $6,120 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 39% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2020-2021 year, about 35% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 10 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Moraine Park Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Moraine Park Technical College is a small public school situated in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. It awarded 338 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
In-state students pay an average of $4,641 in tuition and fees if they attend Moraine Park Technical College full time. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $6,793. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $6,789 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 53% were women.
During the 2020-2021 year, about 42% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northcentral Technical College is a great place for trade school students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in Wausau, Wisconsin, the medium-sized public school awarded 191 diplomas to qualifed undergraduate certificate students in 2021-2022.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at North Central Technical College is $3,791. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $5,512. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $8,429 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 60% were women.
During the 2020-2021 year, about 52% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Madison Area Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Wisconsin list. Madison College is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 633 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
In-state students pay an average of $4,607 in tuition and fees if they attend Madison College full time. Out-of-state students pay an average of $6,812. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $12,509 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 57% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2020-2021 year, about 67% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #7, Mid-State Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for trade school students working on their undergraduate certificate. Mid-State Technical College is a small public school located in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin that handed out 208 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
Full-time students from Wisconsin pay an average of $4,760 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Mid-State. Out-of-state students pay an average of $6,850. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from Mid-State accumulate an average of $6,780 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 68% were women.
Around 64% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, the fairly large public school handed out 745 undergraduate certificate awards in 2021-2022.
Students from Wisconsin who attend NWTC full time pay an average of $4,814 in tuition and fees. Out-of-state students pay an average of $6,965. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $9,467 in student loans. Around 55% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 41% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
Herzing University - Kenosha ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Wisconsin list. Herzing University - Kenosha is a very small private not-for-profit school located in Kenosha, Wisconsin that handed out 72 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
If you want to attend Herzing University - Kenosha, expect to pay an average of $12,750 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $16,843 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 96% were women.
During the 2020-2021 year, about 79% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Rasmussen University - Wisconsin landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate trade school programs. Rasmussen University - Wisconsin is located in Green Bay, Wisconsin and has a very small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 31 undergraduate certificates to qualified students.
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. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $12,099 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 100% 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 10 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.