2023 Best Value Economics Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Economics Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 1,225 degrees and certificates were awarded to economics students who went to a Wisconsin college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Economics Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Wisconsin to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for economics 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.
Best Wisconsin Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Economics
Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Madison the best value school in Wisconsin for economics students working on their master’s degree. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.
UW - Madison graduate students pay an average of $12,175 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UW - Madison not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value economics schools in Wisconsin. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.
UWM graduate students pay an average of $12,220 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Marquette University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value economics schools in Wisconsin. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Marquette graduate students pay an average of $21,960 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Marquette did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list.
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Request InformationBest Value Economics Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Best Value Economics Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 1,496 |
| Ohio | 1,136 |
| Illinois | 2,155 |
| Indiana | 889 |
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Majors Related to Economics
One of 12 majors within the area of study, economics has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Economics
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Political Science & Government | 49,282 |
| Sociology | 38,475 |
| General Social Sciences | 18,997 |
| International Relations & National Security | 14,306 |
| Anthropology | 11,415 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 3 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).
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