2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences in Wisconsin (With Aid)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 205,726 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, social sciences is the 5th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,801 and had an average of $23,466 in loans still to pay off.

Across Wisconsin, there were 3,758 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 304 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in social sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent social sciences 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 social sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences in Wisconsin (With Aid)

#1

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

$25,523 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school awarded 238 diplomas to qualified masters’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Wisconsin - Madison Social Sciences Report

#2

University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

Whitewater, Wisconsin

$19,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid list. University of Wisconsin - Whitewater is a public institution located in Whitewater, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Whitewater also took the #0 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Whitewater are $19,200, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Social Sciences at UW - Whitewater

#3

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

#3 in overall quality

$25,295 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a public institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 47 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UWM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee are $25,295, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UWM Social Sciences Report

#4

Marquette University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

#2 in overall quality

$21,690 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Marquette University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 17 degrees to qualified masters’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Marquette, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Marquette are $21,690.

Read more about Social Sciences at Marquette University

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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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