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2023 Best Value Information Science Schools in Wisconsin

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$18,492 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,005 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science School for You

Information Science is the #66 most popular major in Wisconsin with 255 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Information Science Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Wisconsin to see which programs offered the best value experiences for IS students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Information Science Schools in Wisconsin

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Information Science Colleges.

Best Wisconsin Schools for Affordable Quality in Information Science

$6,750 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Flex the best value school in Wisconsin for information science students. UWM Flexible Option is a fairly small public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UWM Flexible Option are $6,750 per year. While working on their degree, IS majors at UWM Flexible Option accumulate an average of around $28,000 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $129, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Information Science at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Flex Report

$10,720 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Information Science Schools in Wisconsin list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Madison are $10,720 per year.

UW - Madison did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Information Science Schools in Wisconsin list.

Full Information Science at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

$7,873 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Green Bay, UW - Green Bay is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

UW - Green Bay undergraduate students pay an average of $7,873 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$9,610 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Information Science Schools in Wisconsin list. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UWM are $9,610 a year. After completing their degree, IS graduates from UWM carry an average student debtload of $28,000. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $129, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#5

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI
$45,766 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Marquette University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best information science schools in Wisconsin. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Marquette are $45,766 a year.

Marquette did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Information Science Schools in Wisconsin list.

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Best Value Information Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Information Science Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 493
Ohio 275
Illinois 799
Indiana 280

Information Science is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to The Opte Project.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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