2025 Best Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin

Computer Science is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #17 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Wisconsin to determine which ones were the best for computer science students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 81 master's degrees in computer science during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on computer science students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of computer science students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt computer science students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized computer science related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for computer science students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The compsci school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Computer Science in Wisconsin

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in computer science.

Top Wisconsin Schools for a Master's in CompSci

1

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI

69 Annual Graduates

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a great choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in computer science. UWM is a fairly large public university located in the city of Milwaukee.More information about a master’s in computer science from University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

2

University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
Whitewater, WI

10 Annual Graduates

University of Wisconsin - Whitewater is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a master's degree in computer science. Located in the town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in computer science from University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

Best Computer Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Computer Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	221	1,582
Michigan	211	67
Ohio	207	387
Indiana	191	231

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Computer Science Related Rankings by Major

Computer Science is one of 10 different types of Computer & Information Sciences programs to choose from.

CompSci Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Science	81

Majors Similar to CompSci

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems	267
Information Technology	48
Information Science	40

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Negative Space. More about our data sources and methodologies.