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2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid

2 Ranked Colleges
82 Degrees Awarded
$25,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Social Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 5th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 205,726 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,801 and had an average of $23,466 in loans still to pay off.

Across Wisconsin, there were 3,758 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 82 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in social sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great social sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the social sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences in Wisconsin (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 69 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our wisconsin doctor’s degree social sciences students with aid list, UW - Madison has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’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 UW - Madison are $25,523.

Read more about Social Sciences at University of Wisconsin - Madison

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid list. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s social sciences degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

UWM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UWM are $25,295, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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