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2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$10,507 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,536 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Master's Degree School for You

Public Administration & Social Service is one of the most popular subjects to study in Wisconsin. With 532 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Public & Social Service Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Wisconsin to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for public administration and social service students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Wisconsin Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Public & Social Service

Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Whitewater to be the best value school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Wisconsin. Located in the distant town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UW - Whitewater are $9,307 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the city of Oshkosh, UW Oshkosh is a public college with a 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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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Green Bay is a great value for public administration and social service students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Green Bay, UW - Green Bay is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UW - Green Bay are $9,571 a year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration and social service schools in Wisconsin. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Madison are $12,175 per year.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UWM are $12,220 per year.

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#6

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Marquette University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Marquette graduate students pay an average of $21,960 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Marquette also took the #5 spot in our Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin rankings.

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Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 2,690
Indiana 1,347
Ohio 1,347
Michigan 1,815

Public Administration & Social Service Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 33,631
Public Administration 13,571
Public Policy 3,737
Human Services 1,277
Community Organization & Advocacy 741
Other Public Administration 295

Related Major Annual Graduates
Legal Professions 45,189
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 13,045
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 10,452
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 1,613

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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 University of the Fraser Valley.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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