2 accredited schools across the Milwaukee metro area trained 159 LPNs in 2023–24. Here’s how they compare on cost, length and size, plus what the job pays locally.
Updated October 2026 · Data: IPEDS 2023–24, BLS May 2025
Sorted by number of 2023–24 graduates (IPEDS), a proxy for program size and stability.
Public two-year college in Milwaukee that reported 101 LPN graduates in 2023–24, the 4th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,386 ($6,579 out of state).
This private nonprofit four-year institution in Milwaukee County graduated 58 LPN students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $19,330.
2 accredited schools in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro area graduated 159 LPN students in 2023–24. The largest was Milwaukee Area Technical College with 101.
Licensed Practical Nurses in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro earn a median $65,410 a year ($31.45/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $63,760 statewide and $64,400 nationally.
State-approved practical nursing programs usually take about a year of full-time study; part-time and associate-degree routes take longer.