2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health in Wisconsin

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 38,020 people earned their degree in public health, making the major the 27th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, public health graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $41,740 and had an average of $35,895 in loans still to pay off.

Across Wisconsin, there were 547 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,357 and $32,526 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 120 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in public health. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public health programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the public health program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health in Wisconsin

#1

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

$25,523 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$61,888 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 62 masters’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Public Health 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.

Read more about Public Health at UW - Madison

#2

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

#3 in overall quality

$25,295 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$47,260 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #2 spot on the list. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public health degrees to 29 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UWM, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UWM are $25,295, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Public Health Report

#3

Concordia University, Wisconsin

Mequon, Wisconsin

#4 in overall quality

$11,460 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Wisconsin. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin list. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mequon, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Concordia University, Wisconsin, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Public Health 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 Concordia University, Wisconsin are $11,460.

Read more about Public Health at Concordia University, Wisconsin

#4

Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

#2 in overall quality

$30,150 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Medical College of Wisconsin. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin list. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s public health degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Medical College of Wisconsin also took the #2 spot in our “Best Public Health 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 Medical College of Wisconsin are $30,150.

Read more about Public Health at Medical College of Wisconsin

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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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Article 25 Flickr.

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