2022 Best Value Colleges for Computational Science (Income $0-$30k) 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 Computational Science Schools in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Computational Science is the 244th most popular major in the country with 1,184 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, computational science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $0 and had an average of $0 in loans still to pay off.

Across Wisconsin, there were 3 computational science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computational science programs, but they also 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 computational science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Computational Science Schools in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for wisconsin computational science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Computational Science (Income $0-$30k) in Wisconsin

#1

Marquette University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

$19,169 Average Net Price

$51,812 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Computational Science Schools in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Marquette University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 3 ’s computational science degrees in 2019-2020.

Marquette did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Computational Science Schools in Wisconsin” list. The yearly cost to attend Marquette University is $19,169 for Wisconsin Computational Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Marquette Computational Science Report

• Best Value Colleges for Computational Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Colleges for Computational Science (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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