2023 Best Value Economics Master's Degree Schools in Michigan
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Economics Master's Degree School for You
With 1,496 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, economics is the #15 most popular major in Michigan.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Economics Master's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Michigan to see which master's degree 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.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Economics
Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Ann Arbor the best value school in Michigan for economics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.
U-M graduate students pay an average of $25,230 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
U-M not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Michigan State are $19,714 a year.
Michigan State also made our Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list, coming in at #2.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Central Michigan University is a great value for economics students working on their master’s degree. Central Michigan is a large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Central Michigan are $15,644 per year.
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Out of the 6 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Michigan University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Eastern Michigan is a large public school located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti.
Eastern Michigan graduate students pay an average of $16,672 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Michigan University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. WMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WMU are $17,807 per year.
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Wayne State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Detroit.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wayne State are $18,937 per year.
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Explore all the Best Value Economics Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| 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.
Most Popular Majors Related 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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