2023 Best Value Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Psychology Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, psychology students earned 2,695 degrees and certificates from a Wisconsin school, making the subject the 8th in the state.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Wisconsin to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for psychology students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Psychology Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Stout the best value school in Wisconsin for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Stout are $8,737 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the city of La Crosse, UW - La Crosse is a public school with a large student population.
UW - La Crosse graduate students pay an average of $10,087 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UW - La Crosse also took the #4 spot in our Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin rankings.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - River Falls helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in Wisconsin. UW - River Falls is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of River Falls.
UW - River Falls graduate students pay an average of $9,124 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the distant town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public college with a large student population.
UW - Whitewater graduate students pay an average of $9,307 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marian University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. Marian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fond Du Lac.
Marian graduate students pay an average of $11,286 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking. UW - Eau Claire is a large public school located in the city of Eau Claire.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Eau Claire are $9,400 per year.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Oshkosh, UW Oshkosh is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UW Oshkosh are $9,260 a year.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.
UW - Madison graduate students pay an average of $12,175 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UW - Madison did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list.
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Alverno College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree psychology programs. Alverno is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Alverno are $10,402 per year.
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Concordia University, Wisconsin ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Mequon.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Wisconsin are $11,760 per year.
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Explore all the Best Value Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 3,548 |
| Michigan | 4,292 |
| Ohio | 4,871 |
| Illinois | 6,520 |
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Majors Related to Psychology
Psychology Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Psychology | 141,695 |
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 33,758 |
| Child Development & Psychology | 17,542 |
| Other Psychology | 2,683 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Psychology
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Education | 327,871 |
| Social Sciences | 205,984 |
| Communication & Journalism | 120,571 |
| Family, Consumer & Human Sciences | 55,820 |
| History | 32,731 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 14 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 Nevit Dilmen.
More about our data sources and methodologies.