2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government (Income $75-$110k) in Wisconsin

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Political Science Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Political Science & Government is the 21st most popular major in the country with 48,597 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, political science and government graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,977 and had an average of $22,822 in loans still to pay off.

Across Wisconsin, there were 885 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,200 and $22,046 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 4 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Political Science Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in political science and government. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great political science and government programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the political science and government program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Political Science Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for wisconsin master’s degree political science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government (Income $75-$110k) in Wisconsin

#1

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

$25,523 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Political Science Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $75-$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 1 masters’s political science degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also made our “Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Political Science & Government at UW - Madison

#2

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

#3 in overall quality

$25,295 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Political Science Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a public institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UWM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Political Science & Government 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 UWM are $25,295.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

#3

Marquette University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

#2 in overall quality

$21,690 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Political Science Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Marquette University landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 2 masters’s political science degrees in 2019-2020.

Marquette not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marquette are $21,690, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government (Income $75-$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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