2023 Best Value Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Economics Bachelor's Degree School for You
Economics is the #19 most popular major in the country with 49,055 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. 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, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 54 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for economics students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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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Our analysis found Williams College to be the best value school for economics students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the New England Region . Williams is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Williamstown.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Williams are $59,660 a year.
Williams did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dartmouth College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the remote town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Dartmouth are $60,648 per year. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $548, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
Dartmouth did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Framingham State University is a great value for economics students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Framingham, Framingham State is a public college with a small student population.
Framingham State undergraduate students pay an average of $17,460 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that economics majors at Framingham State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $24,437.
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Out of the 54 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern New Hampshire University landed the # 4 spot on the list. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SNHU are $15,380 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, economics graduates from SNHU carry an average student debtload of $30,891.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Yale University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value economics schools in the New England Region . Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Yale are $59,950 a year. The average amount in student loans that economics majors at Yale take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $16,376.
Yale excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
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Harvard University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for economics students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Harvard undergraduate students pay an average of $55,587 in tuition and fees each year.
Harvard excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
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Amherst College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree economics programs. Amherst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Amherst.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Amherst are $61,150 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Amherst also did well on our Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Bowdoin College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for economics students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the town of Brunswick, Bowdoin is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bowdoin are $58,322 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Bowdoin is ranked #2 for overall quality for economics in the New England Region .
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Brown University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for economics students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.
Brown undergraduate students pay an average of $62,304 in tuition and fees each year.
Brown also took the #5 spot in our Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region rankings.
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With a ranking of #10, Wellesley College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for economics students working on their bachelor’s degree. Wellesley is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Wellesley.
Wellesley undergraduate students pay an average of $60,752 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Wellesley also is in the top 10% of our Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.
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Explore the best economics colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 3,398 |
| Connecticut | 1,099 |
| New Hampshire | 353 |
| Maine | 256 |
| Rhode Island | 375 |
| Vermont | 202 |
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Economics Related Majors for Economics
Economics is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Economics
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Political Science & Government | 49,282 |
| Sociology | 38,475 |
| General Social Sciences | 18,997 |
| International Relations & National Security | 14,306 |
| Anthropology | 11,415 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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).
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