by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in Wisconsin for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Computer Science is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 8th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 59,565 degrees were awarded to students with this major.
Across Wisconsin, there were 248 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 53 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,134 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in Wisconsin for a Master’s” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer science. To top this list, a school must have a successful computer science program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in Wisconsin for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in Wisconsin for a Master’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in Wisconsin for a Master’s. UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 masters’s computer science degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in Wisconsin for a Master’s list. University of Wisconsin - Whitewater is a public institution located in Whitewater, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in Wisconsin for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - River Falls landed the #3 spot on the list. UW - River Falls is a medium-sized public school situated in River Falls, Wisconsin. It awarded 7 masters’s computer science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Concordia University, Wisconsin. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in Wisconsin for a Master’s. Concordia University, Wisconsin is located in Mequon, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s computer science degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Computer Science at Concordia University, Wisconsin
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