2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 53,722 people earned their degree in computer science, making the major the 19th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, computer science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $66,561 and had an average of $23,565 in loans still to pay off.

Across Wisconsin, there were 223 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,533 and $25,070 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 39 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in computer science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the computer science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science (Income $0-$30k) in Wisconsin

#1

University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

Whitewater, Wisconsin

#2 in overall quality

$19,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Whitewater, Wisconsin, and it awarded 13 masters’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Whitewater did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater are $19,200, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UW - Whitewater Computer Science Report

#2

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

$25,295 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$84,653 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a large public school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 19 masters’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

UWM also made our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee are $25,295, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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