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2023 Best Value Economics Master's Degree Schools in Georgia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$17,999 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,318 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Economics Master's Degree School for You

Economics is the #41 most popular major in Georgia with 642 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Master's Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Georgia 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for economics majors pursuing a master's degree.

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

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

Our analysis found University of Georgia to be the best value school for economics students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Georgia. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UGA are $11,156 per year.

UGA not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list.

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#2

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Georgia Southern University is a great value for economics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public school with a fairly large student population.

GaSou graduate students pay an average of $7,100 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Georgia Tech are $16,764 per year.

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

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

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Georgia State are $9,292 per year.

Full Economics at Georgia State University Report

#5

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Out of the 5 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Emory is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.

Emory graduate students pay an average of $45,684 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Emory not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list.

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Best Value Economics Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
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

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

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 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.

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