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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Wisconsin

6 Ranked Colleges
498 Degrees Awarded
$21,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master's in Wisconsin

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Public Administration & Social Service is the 14th most popular major in the country with 97,666 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, public administration and social service graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $39,142 and had an average of $32,304 in loans still to pay off.

Across Wisconsin, there were 1,451 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 498 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in public administration and social service. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent public administration and social service programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the public administration and social service program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service 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. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 210 masters’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at UW - Madison

#3 in overall quality

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 Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this large public school handed out 139 degrees to qualified masters’s public administration and social service students in 2019-2020.

UWM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’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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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin list. University of Wisconsin - Whitewater is located in Whitewater, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 masters’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.

UW - Whitewater also made our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Whitewater are $19,200, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay landed the #4 spot on the list. UW - Green Bay is a public institution located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 60 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Green Bay also took the #5 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Green Bay are $19,126, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Public Administration & Social Service Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin. Oshkosh, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public administration and social service degrees to 44 students in 2019-2020.

UW Oshkosh also made our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Oshkosh are $18,744, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

#6

Marquette University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
#2 in overall quality

Marquette University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin ranking. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s public administration and social service students in 2019-2020.

Marquette also made our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list, coming in at #2. 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 Public Administration & Social Service 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%.

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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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