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2023 Best Value Economics Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$17,830 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,318 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Economics Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

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

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 fairly large public school located in the 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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#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Out of the 6 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ECU are $7,594 a year.

Full Economics at East Carolina University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Economics Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly 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 made our Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #2.

Read full report on Economics at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a great value for economics students working on their master’s degree. UNC Greensboro is a 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.

Read full report on Economics at University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Out of the 6 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

NC State graduate students pay an average of $11,703 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

NC State also made our Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #4.

Full Economics at North Carolina State University Report

#6

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University 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 #6 on the list. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Duke are $59,141 per year.

Duke also took the #1 spot in our Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina rankings.

Full Economics at Duke University Report

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
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

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to pixabay.

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