by our College Data Analytics TeamApplied Economics is a concentration offered under the economics major at Georgia Southern University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in applied economics, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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If you're the kind of person who enjoys working with numbers and solving tough problems, a graduate degree in economics may be for you.
Out-of-state part-time graduates at GaSou paid an average of $1,105 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $277 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,986 | $19,890 |
| Fees | $2,114 | $2,114 |
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. GaSou does offer online classes in its applied economics master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the GaSou Online Learning page.
Women made up around 55.6% of the applied economics students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 51.7%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in applied economics at GaSou in 2019-2020, 33.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 12%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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