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2023 Best Value Trade School Schools in Wisconsin
Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school 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.
The Best Value Trade School Schools in Wisconsin ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in Wisconsin to see which programs offered the best value experiences for trade school 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.
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Top Value Trade Schools in Wisconsin
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Our analysis found Northcentral Technical College to be the best value school for trade school students in Wisconsin. Northcentral Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in Wausau, Wisconsin that handed out 2,240 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Central Technical College are $5,512 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Madison Area Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Schools in Wisconsin list. This fairly large public school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 3,280 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Madison College are $6,812 a year.
Madison College also took the #5 spot in our Best Trade Schools in Wisconsin rankings.
The excellent programs at Moraine Park Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value trade schools in Wisconsin. Fond du Lac, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 1,719 students in 2021-2022.
Moraine Park Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,793 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chippewa Valley Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Schools in Wisconsin list. This medium-sized public school is located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and it awarded 2,576 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CVTC are $6,793 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fox Valley Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Schools in Wisconsin list. This fairly large public school is located in Appleton, Wisconsin, and it awarded 3,648 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at FVTC are $6,977 a year.
Blackhawk Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Wisconsin list. This small public school is located in Janesville, Wisconsin, and it awarded 795 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at BTC are $6,793 a year.
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Southwest Tech is a small public school situated in Fennimore, Wisconsin. It awarded 668 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Southwest Tech are $6,731 a year.
Western Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Wisconsin list. Western Technical College is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1,316 degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Western Technical College are $6,788 per year.
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. NWTC is a public institution located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3,012 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NWTC are $6,965 per year.
Waukesha County Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Located in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, the medium-sized public school handed out 2,019 degrees in 2021-2022.
WCTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,722 in tuition and fees each year.
Gateway Technical College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Gateway Technical College is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin and has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2,683 degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Gateway Technical College are $6,917 per year.
Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Wisconsin list. WITC is a public institution located in Shell Lake, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1,764 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at WITC are $6,624 a year.
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Flex did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #13 on the list. UWM Flexible Option is a very small public school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 132 degrees in 2021-2022.
UWM Flexible Option undergraduate students pay an average of $6,750 in tuition and fees each year.
UWM Flexible Option not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Trade Schools in Wisconsin list.
Lakeshore Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #14 on the list. LTC is a public institution located in Cleveland, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 896 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at LTC are $6,326 a year.
Mid-State Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #15 on the list. This small public school is located in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, and it awarded 882 degrees in 2021-2022.
Mid-State undergraduate students pay an average of $6,850 in tuition and fees each year.
Milwaukee Area Technical College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 2,697 students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at MATC are $7,018 a year.
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, the fairly large public school handed out 3,030 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Eau Claire are $17,627 per year.
UW - Eau Claire also made our Best Trade Schools in Wisconsin list, coming in at #3.
University of Wisconsin - Stout landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. UW - Stout is located in Menomonie, Wisconsin and has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1,737 degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at UW - Stout are $17,930 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UW - Stout is ranked #1 for overall quality in Wisconsin.
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Wisconsin ranking. UW - La Crosse is a fairly large public school situated in La Crosse, Wisconsin. It awarded 2,551 degrees in 2021-2022.
UW - La Crosse undergraduate students pay an average of $18,051 in tuition and fees each year.
UW - La Crosse also took the #4 spot in our Best Trade Schools in Wisconsin rankings.
Nicolet Area Technical College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Located in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, the small public school awarded 419 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Nicolet Area Technical College are $6,962 a year.
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, the medium-sized public school awarded 1,823 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Green Bay are $16,091 per year.
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Wisconsin list. Stevens Point, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 1,894 students in 2021-2022.
UW - Stevens Point undergraduate students pay an average of $17,080 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #23 on the list. University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh is a fairly large public school located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin that handed out 2,708 degrees in 2021-2022.
UW Oshkosh undergraduate students pay an average of $15,368 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Wisconsin ranking. UWM is a public institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5,987 degrees in 2021-2022.
UWM undergraduate students pay an average of $21,485 in tuition and fees each year.
Rasmussen University - Wisconsin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #25 on the list. Rasmussen University - Wisconsin is a very small private for-profit school located in Green Bay, Wisconsin that handed out 303 degrees in 2021-2022.
Rasmussen University - Wisconsin undergraduate students pay an average of $13,208 in tuition and fees each year.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- 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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