2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology 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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 134,326 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across Wisconsin, there were 2,428 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 44 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in general psychology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general psychology 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 general psychology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin

The colleges and universities below are the best for wisconsin master’s degree psychology students.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in Wisconsin

#1

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

$25,523 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Psychology 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 located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Psychology at University of Wisconsin - Madison

#2

University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

Oshkosh, Wisconsin

#4 in overall quality

$18,744 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, this fairly large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Oshkosh, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh are $18,744, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

#3 in overall quality

$25,295 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin list. UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UWM, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Psychology 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 UWM are $25,295.

Read full report on General Psychology at UWM

#4

Marquette University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

#2 in overall quality

$21,690 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marquette University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin list. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Marquette also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Psychology 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 Marquette are $21,690.

Full Marquette University General Psychology Report

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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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