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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Business Economics in the Southeast Region

7 Ranked Colleges
89 Degrees Awarded
$23,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 6,169 people earned their degree in business economics, making the major the 121st most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,953 business economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 89 business economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in business economics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent business economics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the business economics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree business economics students.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Business Economics in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the #1 spot on the list. Southern Miss is a fairly large school located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi that handed out 10 masters’s business economics degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Miss not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Business Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Miss are $10,896, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Business Economics at University of Southern Mississippi

#2

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. University of Georgia is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree business economics students list, UGA has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Business Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Business Economics at University of Georgia

#3

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s business economics students in 2019-2020.

WVU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Business Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Virginia University are $26,154, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Business Economics at West Virginia University

#4

Virginia State University

Petersburg, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Petersburg, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s business economics degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

Virginia State also made our “Best Business Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia State are $22,994, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Business Economics at Virginia State University

#5

Troy University

Troy, Alabama
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Troy University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. This fairly large school is located in Troy, Alabama, and it awarded 2 masters’s business economics degrees in 2019-2020.

TROY also made our “Best Business Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Troy University are $16,156, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Troy University Business Economics Report

#6

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, The University of Alabama did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. UA is a large school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 33 masters’s business economics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree business economics students list, UA has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Business Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Alabama are $30,940.

Read full report on Business Economics at The University of Alabama

#3 in overall quality

University of Central Florida came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s business economics degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree business economics students list, UCF has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Business Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Florida are $28,657.

Read more about Business Economics at UCF

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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