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2023 Best Value Social Work Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$10,507 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,665 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Work Master's Degree School for You

With 1,041 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, social work is the #14 most popular major in Wisconsin.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Social Work Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Wisconsin to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for social work 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 Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Social Work Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Wisconsin Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Social Work

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Whitewater the best value school in Wisconsin for social work students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Whitewater are $9,307 per year.

Full Social Work at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Report

Out of the 5 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Oshkosh, UW Oshkosh is a public college 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.

Read full report on Social Work at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

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 medium-sized city of Green Bay, UW - Green Bay is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Green Bay are $9,571 per year.

Full Social Work at University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Report

Out of the 5 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 4 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UW - Madison are $12,175 a year.

UW - Madison also took the #2 spot in our Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin rankings.

Read full report on Social Work at University of Wisconsin - Madison

Out of the 5 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the # 5 spot on the list. UWM is a very large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UWM are $12,220 a year.

Full Social Work at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Report

Best Value Social Work Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Social Work Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 2,413
Ohio 2,332
Illinois 2,711
Indiana 1,545

Social Work is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration 16,905
Human Services 13,238
Public Policy 6,430
Community Organization & Advocacy 3,096
Other Public Administration 588

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 Army Medicine.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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