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.
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2023 Best Value Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for economics majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
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 large public school located in the city of Bowling Green.
WKU graduate students pay an average of $18,340 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Charlotte are $21,147 per 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.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GaSou are $22,004 a 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.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Virginia Tech are $31,443 per year.
Virginia Tech also made our Best Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #3.
Out of the 7 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Greensboro are $21,983 per year.
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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Louisiana State University are $29,966 per 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 city of Norfolk.
Old Dominion graduate students pay an average of $33,288 in tuition and fees each year.
Best Economics Colleges by State
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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to pixabay.
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