2023 Best Value Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Economics Graduate Certificate School for You
Economics is the #19 most popular major in the country with 49,055 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate 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. 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.
Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Economics
Our analysis found Valparaiso University to be the best value school for economics students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Valpo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Valparaiso.
Valpo graduate students pay an average of $12,220 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Purdue University - Main Campus is a great value for economics students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Purdue graduate students pay an average of $28,794 in tuition and fees each year.
Purdue excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ball State University is a great value for economics students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Ball State are $26,600 a year.
Ball State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
UChicago graduate students pay an average of $63,936 in tuition and fees each year.
UChicago also took the #3 spot in our Best Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Toledo helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value economics schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public college with a large student population.
University of Toledo graduate students pay an average of $27,739 in tuition and fees each year.
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Wayne State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate economics programs. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Detroit.
Wayne State graduate students pay an average of $38,667 in tuition and fees each year.
Request InformationBest Economics Colleges by State
Explore the best economics colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 1,496 |
| Ohio | 1,136 |
| Illinois | 2,155 |
| Indiana | 889 |
| Wisconsin | 1,225 |
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Economics Related Majors for Economics
Economics is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.
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 6 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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