2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physics (Income Over $110k) in Wisconsin

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue Physics Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making Over $110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Physics is the 67th most popular major in the country with 14,123 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, physics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $42,475 and had an average of $22,421 in loans still to pay off.

Across Wisconsin, there were 289 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,900 and $21,694 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 16 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Physics Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in physics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great physics 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 physics program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Physics Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for wisconsin master’s degree physics students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physics (Income Over $110k) 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 Vallue Physics Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 13 masters’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also took the #1 spot in our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Physics at University of Wisconsin - Madison

#2

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

$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 Vallue Physics Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making Over $110k. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a large school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 3 masters’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.

UWM also made our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at UWM are $25,295, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Physics Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physics (Income Over $110k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physics (Income Over $110k)

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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