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2023 Best Value Economics Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$12,198 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,318 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Economics Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 265 degrees and certificates were awarded to economics students who went to a Wisconsin college or university. This makes it the #17 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Economics Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Wisconsin to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for economics 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin

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

Best Wisconsin Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Economics

Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Madison to be the best value school for economics students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Wisconsin. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

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

UW - Madison did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list.

Read full report on Economics at University of Wisconsin - Madison

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Economics at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Report

#3

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Marquette University is a great value for economics students working on their master’s degree. Marquette is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Marquette are $21,960 a year.

Marquette also made our Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list, coming in at #5.

Read full report on Economics at Marquette University

Best Value Economics Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 231
Illinois 384
Ohio 199
Indiana 97

Economics is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907
Anthropology 1,446

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to pixabay.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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