2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Political Science (Income $0-$30k) in Wisconsin

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Political Science is the 14th most popular major in the country with 46,740 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Wisconsin, there were 877 political science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 4 political science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in political science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great political science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the political science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Political Science (Income $0-$30k) in Wisconsin

#1

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

$25,523 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 1 masters’s poly sci degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Political Science Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523.

Full University of Wisconsin - Madison Political Science Report

#2

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

#3 in overall quality

$25,295 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k list. UWM is a large school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 1 masters’s poly sci degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UWM, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Political Science Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UWM are $25,295, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Marquette University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

#2 in overall quality

$21,690 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marquette University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k. Marquette University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 2 masters’s poly sci degrees in 2019-2020.

Marquette did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Political Science Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Marquette University are $21,690.

Read full report on Political Science at Marquette University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Political Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Political 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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