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2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$12,198 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,486 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Political Science & Government Master's Degree 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Political Science & Government 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 political science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin

Check out the political science master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Wisconsin Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Political Science & Government

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Madison the best value school in Wisconsin for political science and government students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large 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.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UW - Madison is ranked #2 for overall quality for political science in Wisconsin.

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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 political science and government schools in Wisconsin. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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

#3

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Marquette University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

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 Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list.

Full Political Science & Government at Marquette University Report

Best Value Political Science & Government Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Political Science & Government Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 53
Illinois 156
Ohio 59
Indiana 48

One of 12 majors within the area of study, political science and government has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Political Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
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 UKWiki at English Wikipedia.

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