2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in Wisconsin

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

Finding the Best Political Science & Government School for You

Political Science & Government is the #61 most popular major in Wisconsin with 40 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

The Best Value Political Science & Government 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 programs for political science 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 Political Science & Government Schools in Wisconsin

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Political Science & Government Colleges.

Best Wisconsin Schools for Affordable Quality in Political Science & Government

#1

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, WI

25 Degrees

#3 in Quality in Wisconsin

$10,720 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Madison to be the best value school for political science and government students who want to pursue a degree in Wisconsin. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UW - Madison are $10,720 a year.

UW - Madison also made our Best Political Science & Government Schools in Wisconsin list, coming in at #3.

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#2

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Milwaukee, WI

6 Degrees

#24 in Quality in Wisconsin

$9,610 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UWM undergraduate students pay an average of $9,610 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Political Science & Government at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Report

#3

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

9 Degrees

#6 in Quality in Wisconsin

$45,766 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Marquette University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best political science and government schools in Wisconsin. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Marquette are $45,766 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Marquette is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Political Science & Government Schools in Wisconsin list.

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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 UKWiki at English Wikipedia.

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