2023 Best Value Economics Schools in the New England Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Economics School for You
Economics is the #19 most popular major in the country with 49,055 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Economics Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 54 schools in the New England Region to see which 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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Our analysis found Williams College to be the best value school for economics students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Williams is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Williamstown.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Williams are $59,660 per year. After completing their degree, economics graduates from Williams carry an average student debtload of $14,000.
Williams did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Economics Schools in the New England Region list.
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The excellent programs at Dartmouth College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best economics schools in the New England Region . Located in the town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Dartmouth are $60,648 per year. While working on their degree, economics majors at Dartmouth accumulate an average of around $15,500 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $548, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
Dartmouth did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Economics Schools in the New England Region list.
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The excellent programs at Framingham State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best economics schools in the New England Region . Located in the small city of Framingham, Framingham State is a public college with a small student population.
Framingham State undergraduate students pay an average of $17,460 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 54 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Yale are $59,950 per year. After completing their degree, economics graduates from Yale carry an average student debtload of $16,471.
Yale also claimed a spot on our Best Economics Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Out of the 54 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Harvard undergraduate students pay an average of $55,587 in tuition and fees each year. Economics majors at Harvard take out an average of $7,500 in student loans while working on their egree.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Harvard also did well on our Best Economics Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #6, Amherst College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for economics students. Amherst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Amherst.
Amherst undergraduate students pay an average of $61,150 in tuition and fees each year. Economics majors at Amherst take out an average of $16,747 in student loans while working on their egree.
Amherst also claimed a spot on our Best Economics Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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Bowdoin College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Economics Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the town of Brunswick, Bowdoin is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bowdoin are $58,322 a year. While working on their degree, economics majors at Bowdoin accumulate an average of around $17,500 in student debt.
Bowdoin did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Economics Schools in the New England Region list.
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Brown University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value economics programs. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Brown are $62,304 a year. The average amount in student loans that economics majors at Brown take out is $17,250.
Brown not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Economics Schools in the New England Region list.
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Southern New Hampshire University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Economics Schools in the New England Region list. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Manchester.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SNHU are $15,380 a year. After completing their degree, economics graduates from SNHU carry an average student debtload of $26,500.
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Wellesley College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value economics programs. Wellesley is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Wellesley.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wellesley are $60,752 per year. While working on their degree, economics majors at Wellesley accumulate an average of around $12,337 in student debt.
Wellesley excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Economics Schools in the New England Region list.
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Explore the best economics schools for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 3,398 |
| Connecticut | 1,099 |
| New Hampshire | 353 |
| Maine | 256 |
| Rhode Island | 375 |
| Vermont | 202 |
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Economics Related Majors for Economics
Economics is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.
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 25 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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