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2023 Best Value Economics Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

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$0 Avg Tuition & Fees*
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Finding the Best Economics Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Economics is the #19 most popular major in the country with 49,055 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Economics Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

Check out the economics undergraduate certificate programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Economics Undergraduate Certificate School

Our analysis found University of Missouri - St Louis to be the best value school for economics students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMSL are $30,570 per year.

Full Economics at University of Missouri - St Louis Report

Best Economics Colleges by State

Explore the best economics schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 420
Minnesota 847
Kansas 344
Iowa 321
Nebraska 111
North Dakota 41
South Dakota 43

Economics is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

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 values are for the top school 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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