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2023 Best Value Sociology Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$12,198 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,092 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Sociology Master's Degree School for You

With 43 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, sociology is the #59 most popular major in Wisconsin.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Sociology Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Wisconsin to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for sociology 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.

2023 Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin

Check out the sociology 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 Sociology

Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Madison to be the best value school for sociology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Wisconsin. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

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

UW - Madison also made our Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list, coming in at #2.

Read full report on Sociology at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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

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

Read full report on Sociology at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Best Value Sociology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 35
Illinois 100
Ohio 73
Indiana 56

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

Majors Similar to Sociology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Anthropology 1,446

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 Kontos.

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