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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Sociology Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 37,807 people earned their degree in sociology, making the major the 24th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, sociology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,727 and had an average of $23,622 in loans still to pay off.

Across Wisconsin, there were 595 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,182 and $23,843 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 12 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in sociology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent sociology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the sociology 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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Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k

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

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

#1

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

$25,523 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 11 masters’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Sociology at UW - Madison

#2

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

$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 Sociology Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a public institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UWM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UWM are $25,295, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Sociology at UWM

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