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2023 Best Value Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$40,351 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.

2023 Best Value Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for economics majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Economics

#1

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Fordham University the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for economics students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Fordham U graduate students pay an average of $23,846 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Economics at Fordham University Report

#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Johns Hopkins are $61,202 per year.

Johns Hopkins also claimed a spot on our Best Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

Full Economics at Johns Hopkins University Report

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value economics schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Columbia graduate students pay an average of $52,924 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Columbia also is in the top 15% of our Best Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

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#4

University at Albany

Albany, NY

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University at Albany helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value economics schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Albany, UAlbany is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UAlbany are $25,325 per year.

Full Economics at University at Albany Report

#5

American University

Washington, DC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means American University is a great value for economics students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at The American University are $38,456 a year.

Full Economics at American University Report

Best Economics Colleges by State

Explore the best economics schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 2,416
New York 5,245
Maryland 1,617
New Jersey 843
District of Columbia 739
Delaware 173

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 5 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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