2023 Best Value Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast 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'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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Southeast Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for economics students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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 Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Economics
Our analysis found Western Kentucky University to be the best value school for economics students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . WKU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.
WKU graduate students pay an average of $18,340 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a great value for economics students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a very large student population.
UNC Charlotte graduate students pay an average of $21,147 in tuition and fees each year.
UNC Charlotte excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Georgia Southern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value economics schools in the Southeast Region . GaSou is a fairly large public school located in the town of Statesboro.
GaSou graduate students pay an average of $22,004 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value economics schools in the Southeast Region . Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.
Virginia Tech graduate students pay an average of $31,443 in tuition and fees each year.
Virginia Tech also took the #3 spot in our Best Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region rankings.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNC Greensboro are $21,983 a year.
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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate economics programs. Located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Louisiana State University are $29,966 a year.
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Old Dominion University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Old Dominion is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Old Dominion are $33,288 a year.
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Explore the best economics colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 642 |
| 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 |
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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 7 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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