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2023 Best Value Economics Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$13,028 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$99,068 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Economics Doctor's Degree School for You

Economics is the #41 most popular major in Georgia with 642 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Economics Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Georgia to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for economics students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia

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

Best Georgia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Economics

Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus the best value school in Georgia for economics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Georgia Tech are $16,764 a year.

Georgia Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Georgia State University is a great value for economics students working on their doctor’s degree. Georgia State is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Georgia State are $9,292 a year.

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Best Value Economics Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Economics Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 1,329
North Carolina 1,251
Florida 1,443
Tennessee 436
Kentucky 222
South Carolina 316
Louisiana 209
Arkansas 103
Alabama 107
Mississippi 63
West Virginia 42

One of 12 majors within the area of study, economics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar 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 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 pixabay.

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