2023 Best Value Economics Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Economics Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 37 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.
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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for economics majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Economics Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for economics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at The Graduate Center are $23,640 per year.
The Graduate Center also claimed a spot on our Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Delaware helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value economics schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public college with a very large student population.
UD graduate students pay an average of $18,128 in tuition and fees each year.
UD excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Teachers College at Columbia University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value economics schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Teachers College graduate students pay an average of $35,054 in tuition and fees each year.
Teachers College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Cornell graduate students pay an average of $30,006 in tuition and fees each year.
Cornell did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Binghamton University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Binghamton University is a large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Binghamton University are $25,570 a year.
University of Pennsylvania landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree economics programs. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
UPenn graduate students pay an average of $42,932 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UPenn is ranked #4 for overall quality for economics in the Middle Atlantic Region .
Carnegie Mellon University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Carnegie Mellon are $47,347 a year.
Carnegie Mellon also took the #3 spot in our Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
Princeton University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree economics programs. Princeton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Princeton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Princeton are $58,790 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Princeton is ranked #1 for overall quality for economics in the Middle Atlantic Region .
University of Maryland - College Park did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for economics students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMCP are $35,755 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMCP also did well on our Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #9, Drew University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for economics students working on their master’s degree. Drew is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Madison.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Drew are $20,440 per year.
Best Economics Colleges by State
Explore the best economics colleges 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 |
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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 25 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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