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2023 Best Value Economics Master's Degree Schools in Colorado

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$21,748 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,318 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Economics Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,019 degrees and certificates were awarded to economics students who went to a Colorado college or university. This makes it the #15 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

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 Colorado to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Colorado 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Economics Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Economics

Our analysis found Colorado School of Mines to be the best value school for economics students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Colorado. Mines is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Golden.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mines are $19,532 per year.

Mines also made our Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #1.

Full Economics at Colorado School of Mines Report

Out of the 5 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a very large student population.

CU Anschutz graduate students pay an average of $8,052 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

CU Anschutz did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list.

Read full report on Economics at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a fairly large student population.

CU - Boulder graduate students pay an average of $13,901 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

CU - Boulder did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list.

Read full report on Economics at University of Colorado Boulder

Out of the 5 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 4 spot on the list. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Colorado State are $13,313 a year.

Colorado State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list.

Full Economics at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

#5

University of Denver

Denver, CO

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Denver is a great value for economics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at DU are $53,943 a year.

DU also made our Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #4.

Full Economics at University of Denver Report

Best Value Economics Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Economics Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 874
Idaho 63
Montana 51
Wyoming 43

One of 12 majors within the area of study, economics has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 5 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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