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Best Value Economics Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

2023 Best Value Economics Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$39,203 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,318 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Economics Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 375 degrees and certificates were awarded to economics students who went to a Rhode Island college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Economics Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Rhode Island to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for economics students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best Rhode Island Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Economics

Our 2023 rankings named University of Rhode Island the best value school in Rhode Island for economics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a large student population.

URI graduate students pay an average of $16,322 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, URI is ranked #5 for overall quality for economics in Rhode Island.

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#2

Brown University

Providence, RI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Brown University is a great value for economics students working on their master’s degree. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Brown are $62,083 per year.

Brown not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list.

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Best Value Economics Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Economics Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 3,398
Connecticut 1,099
New Hampshire 353
Maine 256
Vermont 202

Economics is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

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 2 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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