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2023 Best Value Information Science Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$12,220 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$75,213 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science Master's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, information science was ranked 4th in Wisconsin. In fact, 255 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the computer science programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Best Value Information Science 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 IS 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for IS majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Wisconsin Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Information Science

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

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

UWM did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list.

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#2

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

The excellent master’s degree programs at Marquette University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value information science schools in Wisconsin. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

Marquette graduate students pay an average of $21,960 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Marquette also took the #2 spot in our Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin rankings.

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Best Value Information Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 493
Ohio 275
Illinois 799
Indiana 280

One of 10 majors within the computer science area of study, information science has other similar majors worth exploring.

IS Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Information Science 18,325

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

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 The Opte Project.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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