2023 Best Value Economics Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Economics Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 1,251 degrees and certificates were awarded to economics students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #20 most popular major in the state.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
The Best Value Economics Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in North Carolina 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.
Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Economics
Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Charlotte the best value school in North Carolina for economics students working on their master’s degree. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Charlotte are $7,713 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Economics Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.
ECU graduate students pay an average of $7,594 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value economics schools in North Carolina. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Chapel Hill are $12,566 a year.
UNC Chapel Hill also took the #2 spot in our Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina rankings.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Economics Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.
UNC Greensboro graduate students pay an average of $8,265 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value economics schools in North Carolina. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NC State are $11,703 a year.
NC State also took the #4 spot in our Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina rankings.
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Duke University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Economics Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Duke are $59,141 a year.
Duke also made our Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #1.
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Request InformationBest Value Economics Colleges in the Southeast Region
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 642 |
| Virginia | 1,329 |
| Florida | 1,443 |
| Tennessee | 436 |
| Kentucky | 222 |
| South Carolina | 316 |
| Louisiana | 209 |
| Arkansas | 103 |
| Alabama | 107 |
| Mississippi | 63 |
| West Virginia | 42 |
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Majors Related to Economics
One of 12 majors within the area of study, economics has other similar majors worth exploring.
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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