The teaching profession has been continually challenged to provide evidence of the effectiveness of teaching and learning methods. Teacher education as well as nursing education are currently undergoing reforms in Sweden Hence, it is important for educational institutions to be aware of the different ways that their students learn and it is importance for prospective teachers and nurses to become aware of their own learning styles. The purpose of this research was to explore the learning styles preferences for two student groups: teachers and nurses to analyze their differences in the light of international research on learning styles. The study involved 78 teacher students and 78 nursing students. Twenty subscales of the Productivity Environmental Preference Survey (PEPS) (Dunn, Dunn, & Price, 1984; 1991; 2000) were used to identify the learning-styles preferences of the participants. The results showed statistically significant differences between the two student groups. Based on the results, it can be concluded that in comparison to teacher students, nursing students differed in need for light, motivation, kinesthetic preferences, and need for authorities More teacher students than nursing students preferred intake, morning work and were more persistent. The findings suggested the need for widely diverse teaching approaches and conscious didactic action skills in higher education as well as implementation of learning strategies for students.