2023 Best Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in Wisconsin to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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Top Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin
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Our analysis found Wisconsin Lutheran College to be the best school for students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Wisconsin.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at WLC. During the 2019-2020 year, about 75% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Wisconsin.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UW - Madison. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 75% took at least some of their classes online.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Milwaukee School of Engineering helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Wisconsin.
Online graduate courses are available at MSOE, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 31% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Wisconsin.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UW - La Crosse. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 88% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Out of the 26 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Marquette University landed the # 5 spot on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at Marquette, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 58% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Carroll University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list.
Carroll U does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 32% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Wisconsin - Platteville landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UW - Platteville. In 2019-2020 about 94% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Wisconsin - River Falls ranked #8 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UW - River Falls. In 2019-2020 about 92% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Carthage College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list.
One thing to take note of is that Carthage does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 62% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Wisconsin - Stout did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list.
One thing to take note of is that UW - Stout does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 85% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Mount Mary University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Mount Mary does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 34% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking.
One thing to take note of is that UW - Eau Claire does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 90% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Viterbo University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Online graduate courses are available at Viterbo, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 72% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking.
One thing to take note of is that UW - Whitewater does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 84% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #15, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UW - Green Bay. In fact, around 80% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Edgewood College ranked #16 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Edgewood. During the 2019-2020 year, about 58% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #17, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
UW Oshkosh does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 89% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Concordia University, Wisconsin came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking.
Concordia University, Wisconsin does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 67% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Marian University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list.
Marian does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 95% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Alverno College ranked #20 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list.
Online graduate courses are available at Alverno, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 16% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Wisconsin - Superior landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UW - Superior. In 2019-2020 about 86% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point ranked #22 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UW - Stevens Point does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 88% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list.
One thing to take note of is that UWM does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 82% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Cardinal Stritch University ranked #24 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Cardinal Stritch. During the 2019-2020 year, about 70% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #25, Lakeland University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Lakeland. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 81% took at least some of their classes online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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