2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s 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 Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin” 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” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences in Wisconsin

#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. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 238 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Wisconsin - Madison Social Sciences Report

#2

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

#3 in overall quality

$25,295 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin. UWM is a large public school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 47 masters’s social sciences 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 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 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee are $25,295.

Full University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Social Sciences Report

#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 Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marquette University are $21,690, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Marquette University Social Sciences Report

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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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